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Football Ferns through to quarters at London 2012 Olympics

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Football Ferns through to quarters

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New Zealand's Rebecca Smith, right, celebrates scoring a goal against Cameroon with team mate Betsy Hasset  (Reuters)

New Zealand's Rebecca Smith, right, celebrates scoring a goal against Cameroon with team mate Betsy Hasset (Reuters)

The New Zealand women's soccer team are into the quarter-finals at the London Olympics after beating Cameroon 3-1 in Coventry.

The Football Ferns took the lead shortly before half-time through captain Rebecca Smith and after an own goal doubled their lead, striker Sarah Gergorius added a third goal.

Cameroon pulled one back through Gabrielle Ogunene but the Ferns held on to book a place in the last eight as one of the two best third-placed teams.

The win, and the three points, mean they edged out North Korea for the final spot in the quarter-finals on goal difference.

They play reigning Olympic champions United States on Thursday in Newcastle.


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United States of America462929104
People's Republic of China38272388
Great Britain29171965
Russian Federation24263282
South Korea138728
New Zealand62513
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