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Women's World Cup: How they match up in Saturday quarterfinals

Women's World Cup quarterfinal games on Saturday:

JAPAN VS. AUSTRALIA

Where: Edmonton. Time: 1 p.m. PDT. TV: FS1, Telemundo.

The buzz: Japan, the defending World Cup champion, has been all but flawless defensively with its three-keeper rotation allowing just two scores — and the second was a fluke goal in stoppage time in its round of 16 win over the Netherlands. Offensively, however, Japan has played just well enough to win, beating the Dutch on Mizuho Sakaguchi's second-half goal, arguably the prettiest one of the tournament.