Broadcast info
Who's playing: The USWNT will be taking on Sweden in what should be a very interesting quarter-finals clash this Friday. Both sides are very familiar to each other, especially given that the Stars and Stripes and the Blågult share a coach in common: Pia Sundhage.
What time: Friday, August 12th at 09:00 PST/12:00 EST/16:00 UTC/17:00 BST/18:00 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha. Also known as the Mané Garrincha, it's located in Brasília and has a maximum capacity of 72,788.
Which channel:
- In the USA: NBCSN, NBC Sports Live, NBCOlympics.com
- In Sweden: Viasat Fotboll / HD, Viasat Sport / HD
- In Brazil: SporTV 2
- In the UK: BBC Red Button
- In Canada: CBC Sports Live Streaming
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Match facts and other historical stats
- The USWNT and Sweden are very familiar to each other, having met 30 times alone in just friendlies
- The result from those games are 16 wins for the USA, 5 for Sweden, and 9 draws; 53 goals scored by the USA versus 26 by Sweden
- In competitive fixtures, the two sides have faced off once at the Olympics and five times at World Cups
- Sweden have only won one out of those six fixtures, whilst losing the other four and drawing once.
Team news
USWNT
Team USA come into this match having topped their group, but feeling a bit disgruntled following a rather disappointing performance against Colombia. Although they had already qualified for the next round, it's never good to concede two goals, and unfortunately, saw two standing records fall that night. The first was their previously unbeaten run against the South American side, which prior to the game, stood as five. And the second was their clean sheets record. During that match, Jill Ellis's side out-shot the Colombians by 16 to three; however, their opponents made all their efforts on target compared to the USA's eight.
In any case, Ellis opted to rotate her squad somewhat, with both Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan not even playing the full match. Both, naturally, will be featuring from the start as the reigning champions aim to take one step closer to defending their gold medal.
Sweden
This will be a very interesting game for Swedish coach Pia Sundhage, who has a long history with the USA. She was on the tactician's bench when the Stars and Stripes clinched their 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medals, and played for her nation during the 1996 edition in which Sweden lost 2-1. Last year, the two cancelled each other out in the Women's World Cup, whilst Sundhage herself was on the pitch during the inaugural World Cup final back in 1991, during which the Stars and Stripes won 3-2.
Sweden so far, however, have not impressed in this tournament. They only managed a 1-0 win over minnows South Africa, had to settle for a frustrating scoreless draw with fallen giants China, and were thrashed 5-1 by hosts and Olympic favorites Brazil.
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