Rio Olympics: Women's Soccer, Quarterfinals

• by Soccer America , Aug 12, 2016

The quarterfinals in the Olympic women's soccer competition feature USA vs. Sweden, Brazil vs. Australia, Canada vs. France and Germany vs. China. Probably the two most even matches will be Brazil vs. Australia, Friday's nightcap, and Canada vs. France, a rematch of their 2012 bronze-medal game won by Canada, 1-0. The Canadians enter the quarterfinals on a roll as the only team -- men or women -- with a perfect record.

Canada is coming off its first win ever over Germany in 13 matches, a 2-1 win thanks to a pair of goals by Melissa Tancredi.

Having already qualified for the final eight, Canada made wholesale lineup changes but still won with a team that included teenagers Jessie Fleming and Deanne Rose. Canada coach John Herdman says that success means nothing now but he doesn't want to complicate things for his young team.

"It's about simplifying," he said, "but not being too simplistic with the tactics. And it's about trust, it's about trusting that. They're on a roll, they're in good form, they're in good space."

Women's Soccer Schedule:
QUARTERFINALS
Aug. 12 in Brasilia
Game 1: USA vs. Sweden, noon ET, NBCSN
Aug. 12 in Salvador
Game 2: Germany vs. China, 3 pm ET
Aug. 12 in Sao Paulo
Game 3: Canada vs. France, 6 pm ET, CNBC
Aug. 12 in Belo Horizonte
Game 4: Brazil vs. Australia, 9 pm ET, NBCSN
Note: Games also available on Soccer Channel.

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