 The Chinese ultimately won 3–1 after an assurance goal was scored by Liu Ying in the 73rd minute.Sweden advanced to the quarter-finals with a 2–0 victory over Ghana in Chicago, relying on two goals scored by early substitute Victoria Svensson in the 58th and 86th minutes.The knockout stage of the Women's World Cup consisted of three single-elimination rounds leading to a final and a third-place playoff.