U.S., Sweden play to scoreless draw in Women's World Cup

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The U.S. and Sweden tied at zero in their Women's World Cup Group D match Friday night. The second-ranked U.S. team leads the group with four points, following a win over Australia earlier this week.

The U.S. women would secure a spot in the round of 16 with either a victory or a draw against Nigeria on Tuesday.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.