The U.S. women’s national soccer team is moving on to the round of 16 of the World Cup after a 0-0 draw with Portugal on Tuesday morning.
The U.S. women’s national soccer team advanced to the round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup after securing a 0-0 draw with Portugal on Tuesday morning in the final game of group play.
Vlatko Andonovski’s U.S. team needed to win or tie against Portugal—a team it had defeated 10 meetings in a row—to advance to the knockout stage. The USWNT finished second in Group E with five points—two behind the Netherlands, which posted a dominant 7-0 win over Vietnam on Tuesday.
The Americans will face the winner of Group G in Melbourne on Sunday.
Here’s what you need to know ahead of that match.
The USWNT won’t know its official round of 16 opponent until Wednesday, though the U.S. is likely to face a familiar foe—Sweden. The Swedes lead Group G with six points and face last-place Argentina at 3 a.m. ET Wednesday with a chance to clinch the group.
