 The U.S. faced Brazil during their second match of the tournament on August 14 . Wambach received her second yellow card of the tournament in the 49th minute , giving her an automatic suspension for the final group stage match against Australia . After Hamm scored on a penalty kick in the 58th minute , Wambach sealed the win with a goal in the 77th . After moving on to the quarterfinals after a 1 – 1 tie against Australia in the final group stage match , the Americans faced Japan on August 20 . Wambach 's goal in the 59th minute lifted the Americans to a 2 – 1 victory . 
