MELBOURNE: The United States' long reign as Women's World Cup holders was brought to an end in the most dramatic fashion as they were dumped out on penalties by Sweden, who joined the Netherlands in reaching the quarter-finals on Sunday.
Sweden face Japan in the last eight as the drama and shocks just kept coming at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The Netherlands beat South Africa 2-0 and meet Spain.Their last-16 defeat after the game ended 0-0 after 120 minutes was the United States' earliest exit in their Women's World Cup history and leaves European champions England now the firm favourites.
'We were facing a really tough opponent today and somehow we managed to get to the penalty shootout, where we showed a lot of courage,' said Musovic, who was named player of the match.'I'm extremely proud of the girls that we could go there and win the game.'It's a huge win for us. I had a really good feeling before the game.'England face Nigeria in Brisbane on Monday hoping to avoid another shock, before co-hosts Australia face Denmark in Sydney.
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