On Tuesday, the final four teams in the Olympic women’s soccer tournament took to the pitch to determine who would go on to the gold medal match this Friday, August 19th. Brazil would face Sweden, and Canada would face Germany in two games that were packed with surprises.
The first game kicked off at 12:00pm, as Brazil faced Sweden. Both of these teams ended their last match with a penalty shootout. Sweden had arguably the biggest upset in the tournament, sending home the #1 ranked team in the world, the United States. Brazil beat Australia in a controversial penalty shootout that sent Brazil to the semi-finals.