3:2 (1:1)
- Mana IWABUCHI (31')
- Natsumi KAMEOKA (68')
- Kei YOSHIOKA (74')
- Vicki DiMARTINO (3')
- Kristie MEWIS (51')
Referee Thalia MITSI (GRE)
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Group matches
Japan - USA
3:2 (1:1)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 5 | 30 October 2008 | Hamilton / Waikato Stadium | 12:00 | 4816 |
- Vicki DiMARTINO (USA) 3',
- Mana IWABUCHI (JPN) 31',
- Kristie MEWIS (USA) 51',
- Natsumi KAMEOKA (JPN) 68',
- Kei YOSHIOKA (JPN) 74'
Goals scored
Japan
- Saki NAKAMURA (GK)
- Kozue CHIBA
- Minori CHIBA
- Natsuki KISHIKAWA (C)
- Natsumi KAMEOKA
- Chiaki SHIMADA (-59')
- Yuko TAKEYAMA
- Chinatsu KIRA (-91')
- Mana IWABUCHI
- Akane SAITO
- Yuiko INOUE (-69')
Line-up
- Sakiko IKEDA (GK)
- Ayaka SAITOH (GK)
- Nagisa OKUDA
- Takako SUGIYAMA
- Kei YOSHIOKA (+69')
- Saori TAKAHASHI
- Minami ISHIDA
- Marika OHSHIMA
- Haruka HAMADA (+91')
- Yoko TANAKA (+59')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Hiroshi YOSHIDA (JPN)USA
- Taylor VANCIL (GK)
- Amber BROOKS
- Erika TYMRAK (-32')
- Cloee COLOHAN (C)
- Courtney VERLOO
- Vicki DiMARTINO
- Kristie MEWIS
- Sam MEWIS (-86')
- Julia ROBERTS
- Mandy LADDISH (-52')
- Rachel QUON
Line-up
- Jenn PETTIGREW (GK)
- Alexa GAUL (GK) [I]
- Lexi HARRIS
- Crystal DUNN [I]
- Sam JOHNSON (+86')
- Hayley BROCK
- Kate BENNETT
- Morgan BRIAN
- Elizabeth EDDY (+32')
- Olivia KLEI (+52')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Kazbek TAMBI (USA)- Rachel QUON (USA) 70'
- , Mana IWABUCHI (JPN) 90'+3
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Thalia MITSI (GRE) | Assistant Referee 1 Romina SANTUARI (ITA) |
Fourth Official Cristina DORCIOMAN (ROU) | Assistant Referee 2 Secim DEMIREL (TUR) |
| Japan (JPN) | Statistics | USA (USA) |
| 20 | Shots | 11 |
| 11 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 3 | Goals Scored | 2 |
| 6 | Fouls Committed | 15 |
| 13 | Fouls Suffered | 6 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Free kicks Shots (scored) | 1 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) | 0 / 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Own goals | 0 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Second yellow card and red card | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 32 | Actual playing time | 21 |
| 60% | Possession (%) | 40% |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |