USA women’s football team are through to the quarter-finals of the Olympic football games, despite playing 0-0 with Australia a few hours ago.
The USA women’s football team which has struggled in the Olympic games finished second in their group with just 4-points. After recording just one win, one defeat, and a draw.
The USA women’s team were lucky to have secured a point in their game against Australia, as the result only means they finished second ahead of Australia who also have 4-points, on a superior goal difference.
Australia are also likely to go through as one of the best third-placed teams.
Sweden, one of the form teams of the tournament so far, beat New Zealand earlier today to make it three-from-three and leave them top of the group with a maximum nine points.
In the quarter-finals, the U.S. will face either the Netherlands or Brazil, depending on results later today. Those two nations are both well fancied and played out a thrilling 3-3 draw earlier in the week.
Orlando Pride striker Marta, the Brazilian icon and one of the greatest women to ever play the game, scored a penalty in that match.
The USA women’s football team in their first game lost 0-3 to Sweeden, which is their first loss since January 2019, a run that stretched 44 games, then recorded their first victory in the Tokyo Olympic game with a 6-1 thrashing of New Zealand and then ended their group game with a 0-0 draw with Australia.