Group E
July 21 in Miami
China 2 Sweden 0. Goals: Shi Guihong 30, Zhao Lihong 31.
China — Gao Hong, Wang Liping (Liu Ying, 64), Fan Yunjie, Xie Huilin, Zhao Lihong, Shui Qingxia (Yu Hongqti, 59), Sun Wen, Liu Ailing, Sun Qingmei, Wen Lirong, Shi Guihong (Wei Haiying, 59).
Sweden — Nilsson, Sandell, Jakobsson (Svensson, 46), Nessvold, Bengtsson, Pohjanen, Sundhage, Swedberg, Kalte (Ljungberg, 71), Videkull, Kun (Andersson, 64).
Yellow cards: Sweden — Pohjanen 59, Swedberg 87; China — Yu Hongqti 69.
Red card: Sweden — Pohjanen (time n/a).
Referee: Gamal Mahmoud El-Ghandour (Egypt).
Att.: 46,713.
Group F
July 21 in Washington, D.C.
Brazil 2 Norway 2. Goals: Pretinha 57, 89; Medalen 32, Aarones 69.
Brazil — Meg, Nene (Marisa, 90), Fanta, Marcia Taffarel, Elane, Pretinha (Michael Jackson, 90), Formiga, Sissi, Roseli, Tania Maria, Sonia (Katia, 84).
Norway — Nordby, Carlsen, Espeseth, N. Nymark Andersen, Myklebust, Riise, A. Nymark Andersen, Stoere (Sandaune, 32), Medalen, Haugen (Svensson, 76), Aarones.
Yellow cards: Norway — Nordby 45, Espeseth 57, Medalen 63.
Referee: Garcia-Aranda (Spain).
July 21 in Birmingham, Ala.
Germany 3 Japan 2. Goals: Wiegmann 5, own goal 29, Mohr 62; Kioka 18, Noda 33.
Germany — Goller, Nardenbach, Austermuehl, Fitschen, Voss, Wiegmann, Mohr, Neid, Brocker (Prinz, 54), Minnert, Wunderlich (Stegemann, 65).
Japan — Ozawa, Tomei, Yamaki, Haneta, Obe, Nishina, Sawa, Takakura, Kioka, Noda, Uchiyama (Handa, 73).
Yellow cards: Germany — Prinz 90; Japan — Haneta 12.
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (Canada).
Att.: 44,211.
Note: Women’s standings are posted in the News Briefs section of SA Online.