This happened after the Netherlands defeated Australia (2–0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament and Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded.
After the Netherlands defeated Australia (2-0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament, Australia and the United States were tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded.