Rio Olympics: Women's Soccer, Day 3

• by Soccer America , Aug 9, 2016

The quarterfinals in the Olympic women's soccer competition are set: USA-Sweden, Brazil-Australia, Canada-France and Germany-China. Canada was the only team that finished with a sweep of three games, finishing first in Group G with a 2-1 win over Germany. Both the USA and Brazil went into Day 3 unbeaten and untied but drew their final group games with weakened squads.

Women's Soccer Schedule:
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 12 in Brasilia
Game 1: USA vs. Sweden
Aug. 12 in Salvador
Game 2: Germany vs. China
Aug. 12 in Sao Paulo
Game 3: Canada vs. France
Aug. 12 in Belo Horizonte
Game 4: Brazil vs. Australia

SEMIFINALS
Aug. 16 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Aug. 16 in Belo Horizonte
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner

BRONZE-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 19 in Sao Paulo
Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser

GOLD-MEDAL GAME
Aug. 19 in Rio de Janeiro
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

Women's Soccer Results:
GROUP E
Aug. 3 in Rio de Janeiro
Sweden 1 South Africa 0.
Aug. 3 in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 3 China 0.
Aug. 6 in  Rio de Janeiro
China 2 South Africa 0
Aug. 6 in  Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 5 Sweden 1
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Aug. 9 in Manaus
Brazil 0 South Africa 0
Aug. 9 in Brasilia
China 0 Sweden 0

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 Brazil 2-1-0 8/1
4 China 1-1-1 2/3
4 Sweden 1-1-1 2/5
1 South Africa 0-1-2 0/3

GROUP F
Aug. 3 in Sao Paulo
Canada 2 Australia 0.
Aug. 3 in Sao Paulo
Germany 6 Zimbabwe 1.
Aug. 6 in Sao Paulo
Canada 3 Zimbabwe 1
Aug. 6 in Sao Paulo
Germany 2 Australia 2
Aug. 9 in Brasilia
Canada 2 Germany 1
Aug. 9 in Salvador
Australia 6 Zimbabwe 1

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
9 Canada 3-0-0 7/2
4 Germany 1-1-1 9/5
4 Australia 1-1-1 8/5
0 Zimbabwe 0-0-3 3/15

GROUP G
Aug. 3 in Belo Horizonte
USA 2 New Zealand 0.
Aug. 3 in Belo Horizonte
France 4 Colombia 0.
Aug. 6 in Belo Horizonte
USA 1 France 0
Aug. 6 in Belo Horizonte
New Zealand 1 Colombia 0
Aug. 9 in Manaus
USA 2 Colombia 2
Aug. 9 in Salvador
France 3 New Zealand 0

Standings
PTS TEAM W-T-L +/-
7 USA 2-1-0 5/2
6 France 2-0-1 7/1
3 New Zealand 1-0-2 1/5
1 Colombia 0-1-2 2/7