Cristiane scored an 86th-minute goal to give Brazil a 1-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday, securing the 2008 silver medallist a spot in the quarterfinals of the women’s Olympic football tournament.
The results :
At Cardiff: Group E : New Zealand 0 lost to Brazil 1, Great Britain 3 bt Cameroon 0.
At Coventry : Group F : Canada 3 bt South Africa 0; At Glasgow : Group G : USA 3 bt Colombia 0, France 5 bt North Korea 0.