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FWWC:

England 3-0 Cameroon. The ref lost control of the game, but England stayed composed and deserved the win.

France 2-1 Brazil. The hosts made a meal of it, but scraped through.

Spain 1-2 USA. The USA were a lot less impressive against a strong Spanish team. Their defence definitely showed a few cracks. 2 penalties took them through.

Sweden 1-0 Canada. Boo. I hate to say it, but Sweden deserved the win. Canada were a bit off the boil, and at this level you can't afford that.

Italy 2-0 China. I thought this would be closer. Both sides played well, but in the end Italy were clearly better.

Netherlands 2-1 Japan. I expected the Netherlands to dominate this, but they only just made it with a late penalty. Japan missed a few chances, so can't complain too hard, though.

The first semi-final is on Thursday when Norway face England. Too close to call IMHO.
The big game USA-France is on Friday, then Italy-Netherlands and Germany-Sweden are both scheduled for Saturday.