Football: USA, Sweden advance to quarter-finals

SINSHEIM: Group C favourites the US and Sweden advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s World Cup beating Colombia 3-0 and North Korea 1-0 respectively. The demolition of the South Americans puts the United States top of Group C ahead of Sweden on goal difference with both sides unbeaten after two games and going head to head for group supremacy on Wednesday. They join France and Germany, who have already reached the knock-out round from Group A, with Japan going through in Group B.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 4^th, 2011.