June 16 (Reuters) - Australia held on for a comfortable 1-1 draw with Sweden in their women's World Cup group D game on Tuesday to qualify in the runner-up spot and earn a date with Brazil in the next round.
Australia ended in second place on four points, three behind the United States, and will play the Brazilians in Moncton on June 21. Sweden finished on three points and must now wait to see if they qualify as one of the best-placed third teams.
In an open game played before a crowd of just 10,000 in Edmonton, Lisa De Vanna opened the scoring for Australia in the fifth minute when she ran onto a long ball from her own half and tucked the ball home from just inside the area.