TUESDAY’S RESULTS
SWEDEN put itself at risk of elimination with a 1-1 draw against AUSTRALIA in Edmonton, Alberta. Sofia Jakobsson tied the game for the Swedes 10 minutes after an early Australian goal. Sweden, which finished third in Group D after the UNITED STATES’ 1-0 defeat of NIGERIA, will not advance if FRANCE and SPAIN both win Wednesday.
Yuki Ogimi scored in the fifth minute, and the defending champion, JAPAN, beat ECUADOR, 1-0, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, winning Group C and finishing off a sweep of its group-stage matches.
CAMEROON beat SWITZERLAND, 2-1, in Edmonton, becoming only the second African team to advance to the knockout stage of the Women’s World Cup.