Aug 02, 2012 10:27 PM EDT
Olympic Soccer Bracket 2012:Women's Football Quarterfinals Matchups and Schedule for Friday

The Women's Soccer Quarterfinals is set and the standings have spoken, the matchups are ready for Friday. The eight quarterfinalists are Great Britain, USA, Sweden, Japan, Brazil, France, Canada and New Zealand.

Representing Group A are Great Britain, Brazil and New Zealand. Sweden, Japanand  Canada come from Group B. Group C will only feature USA and France.

The matchups for Friday are as follow: 

Sweden vs. France at 7 a.m. ET/12 p.m. GMT

USA vs. New Zealand at 9:30 a.m. ET/2:30 p.m. GMT

Brazil vs. Japan at 12 p.m. ET/5 p.m. GMT

Great Britain vs. Canada 2:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. GMT

Sweden presents the weakest first place team as they only tallied up five points in their three matches played. It could also be said that they are a team that played in the strongest division. France came in second place in Group G right behind the U.S. as they finished with 6 points with a 2-1 record. 

USA took first in Group G after winning all three of their games. U.S. and France finished tied with the most goals in Women's Football as they scored eight a piece. New Zealand beat out North Korea for a spot in the semis as they both finished with 1-2 records. New Zealand scored three goals in comparison to N. Korea's two. 

Brazil finished with a 2-1 record scoring six goals in their three matches. Japan finished in second place in Group F with five points as they had two draws and a win. 

The home team Great Britain took first place in Group E going a perfect 3-0. They only scored five goals but they shutout their three opponents. Canada was one of the teams to sneak into semis after finishing with four points; one loss , one win and one tie. 


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