Women’s World Cup

As we go to press, the top-ranked U.S. women are playing second-ranked Norway in the WWC quarterfinals — a much earlier showdown than anyone expected. Earlier, Sweden ousted Brazil, 2-1; the quarters conclude today, with the semifinals on Sunday, and the championship next Sunday; below, the full schedule of remaining games.

Thu., Oct. 2 Q3: Germany vs. Russia 6:25pm (E2, TF) Q4: China vs. Canada 9:25pm (E2, TF)

Sun., Oct. 5 Semifinal, Sweden vs. Q3 6:30pm (E2, TF) Semifinal, United States vs. Q4 9:25pm (E2, TF)

Sat., Oct. 11 3rd Place Match 2:00pm (E2, TF)

Sun., Oct. 12 Final Match 11:30am (ABC)

E2: ESPN2, TF: TeleFutura. All times are CST.

Here and There The UT women lost their Big 12 opener at OU Sunday and are on the road again this weekend, before coming home for Baylor and Texas Tech on Oct. 10 and 12… In Europe, there was a full slate of Champions League games this week, with the final round of Euro2004 qualifiers coming up Oct. 11… For results, schedules, and more, see Soccer Watch online at

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