 Abby Wambach scored her 17th goal in 18 games |
The United States set up a semi-final showdown against world champions Germany after a 2-1 victory over Japan in the women's football on Friday. Abby Wambach scored the winner in the 58th minute when she sprung the off-side trap for a simple tap-in.
Elsewhere, Germany secured a 2-1 win over Nigeria thanks to a winner from Connie Pohlers while Sweden beat Australia with the same scoreline.
Formiga and Cristiane scored two goals each as Brazil thrashed Mexico 5-0.
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