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Mon 09 Sep 2007Familiar sides in final fourWomen's World Cup Quarter-finals:Brazil joined the only three teams to ever win the World Cup - the United States, Germany and Norway - in the semi-finals of the 2007 tournament after a controversial 3-2 victory over Australia yesterday in Tianjin, China.Marta converted a penalty for Brazil in the first half kick, after a foul that was clearly outside the box.