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.
Following the Netherlands' victory over Australia in the final match of the round-robin tournament (2-0), Australia and the United States ended up tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and a combined total of nine goals scored and seven conceded.