Olympic Schedule 2012 Women's Soccer Semifinals: Matches and Times for Friday

Aug 03, 2012 04:37 AM EDT

The Women's Soccer Quarterfinals are set. The matchups are laid out for Friday. The action kicks off at 7 a.m. ET/12 p.m. GMT from London as the competition will decide which two countries will fight battle for silve and gold. 

Here are the countries that qualified by pool.

Group E

Great Britain, Brazil and New Zealand. 

Group F

Sweden, Japan and  Canada  

Group G 

USA and France.

Now for the matchups! They are scheduled for the following times:

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 captured the least points out of the first place teams in action. They only tallied up five points in their three matches played. France came in second place in Group G right behind the U.S., finishing with 6 points and 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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