WORLD CUP ROUNDUP

WORLD CUP ROUNDUP
Thursday's other games
Sweden 1, North Korea 0
PHILADELPHIA -- Sweden used an early goal by Victoria Svensson to move into a tie with North Korea with three points. The Swedes scored on a clever chip pass from Malin Andersson to Svensson. Deep in the penalty area, Svensson volleyed home a shot with her right foot in the seventh minute. "We play the best when we have the pressure on us," Svensson said. "We did that today."
China 1, Australia 1
CARSON, Calif. -- Bai Jie scored in the 46th minute as heavily favored China settled for a tie with Australia. Heather Garriock scored in the 28th minute to give the upstart Australians (1-0-1) a short-lived lead. China (1-0-1), ranked fourth in the world to Australia's 15th, kept the pressure on most of the second half, but Australia's defense crowded back into its own zone to turn back repeated threats.
Russia 3, Ghana 0
CARSON, Calif. -- Marina Saenko got one goal and started another scoring play as Russia beat Ghana. The Russians improved to 2-0 in Group D and clinched a spot in the quarterfinals. Saenko scored on a free kick in the 36th minute, Natalia Barbachina made it 2-0 in the 54th and Olga Letyushova capped the scoring with a close-range volley in the 80th minute.
-- Associated Press