The typhoon-delayed matches were well worth the wait on THU 20 SEP 2007.
» Norway 07-02 Ghana: Ragnhild GULBRANDSEN recorded a hat trick to send Norway through, though Adjoa BAYOR and Florence OKOE added a goal each to send Ghana’s supporters home happy.
» Australia 02-02 Canada: A wild match from start to finish saw Melissa TANCREDI open the scoring after 31 seconds and Collette MCCALLUM equalise for the Matildas early in the second half. Canada believed they were through from Group C with Christine SINCLAIR’s header in the 85th minute, but at the death, Aussie captain Cheryl SALISBURY buried a perfect pass from Lisa DE VANNA to salvage the all-important draw.
» China PR 02-00 New Zealand: The Swanz held tight in the first half, but LI Jie and XIE Caixia eventually broke down the defense in the second half to earn advancement out of Group D.
» Brazil 01-00 Denmark: Knowing that China PR were winning, the Danes needed to win to move through. But PRETINHA broke their hearts with a stoppage time goal.
» Quarterfinal matchups: Norway-China PR, Brazil-Australia