Tie sets up showdown with China

March 18, 2003

VILA REAL SANTO ANTONIO, Portugal -- The U.S. women's soccer team was held to a 1-1 tie by Sweden on Tuesday, but advanced to the Algarve Cup final against defending champion China.

The United States won Group A, ahead of Olympic champion Norway. The Americans enter Thursday's title game with a 1-0-2 record in the 12-team tournament.

China, the World Cup runner-up, beat Denmark 2-1 and won Group B, setting up a rematch of the 1999 World Cup final in which the Americans ...

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Tie sets up showdown with China

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