However, their destiny is not totally in their hands as they need to beat Japan while also hoping Spain will beat Brazil – that could see them finish second in the group or even qualify as one of the two best losers into the next round.
After their defeat against Spain on Sunday, Waldrum, who led a zesty Super Falcons team to Paris has refused to undermine his team’s prowess.
“We lost to two of the best teams in the world. Spain is the top team in the world and Brazil are in the top 10,” the American coach said via ESPN.
“We have shown that we could have got something out of those matches. It shows we can play against anybody in the world.”
Though the Falcon’s last appearance at the Olympics before now was in Beijing in 2008, they can bank on the history of reaching the quarter-finals of the Olympics tournament in 2000 when they also beat Japan in the process.
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