Match 39, Women 09:30, 23.07.03
JAPAN 4 BRAZIL 3
Play-off for 11th & 12th
Quarters: 0-1, 0-1, 2-1, 2-0

Referees: Guy Pinker (RSA), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)

JAPAN: Akiko Inagaki, Mayu Mimaki (1), Aya Kakoshi, Mika Yahagi (1), Mari Kawasaki, Naoko Koiso, Makoto Tanaka, Akane Yamazaki (2), Momoko Arai, Machi Yoshioka, Mari Yasumi, Tomoka Gyoten, Miki Numazaki
Coach: Fumiaki Kimura

BRAZIL: Claudia Graner, Mayla Siracusa, Flavia Fernandes (1), Mariana Roriz (1), Rubi Palmieri, Mariana Resstom, Maria Cecilia Marques, Tess Oliviera, Marina Canetti, Camila Pedrosa (1), Viviane Costa, Melina Teno, Andrea Henriques
Coach: David Hart

Brazil let the play-off for 11th slip from its grasp after leading 2-0 at halftime and 3-2 at the three-quarter mark. The first half was very tight with excellent goalkeeping from Akiko Inagaki (JPN) and Claudia Graner (BRA). The intensity shown by both teams was equal to the semifinals to be played later in the evening. Mariana Roriz scored the only goal of the first quarter, through extra. Team-mate Flavia Fernandes scored from well out the top for 2-0 late in the second. Brazil took a timeout but couldn