SHANGHAI, Sept. 21 -- NORWAY, Australia, Brazil and host China reached the women's World Cup quarterfinals yesterday, completing the eight-team field for this weekend's showdowns.

Norway hammered Ghana 7-2 in Hangzhou, leaving the Africans with three losses in three Group C games.

Australia rallied to draw Canada 2-2 on an injury-time equalizer by Cheryl Salisbury. Australia needed only a draw to advance, with Canada needing a victory in its final game in the southwestern city of Chengdu.

Brazil defeated Denmark 1-0 in Hangzhou, leaving the South Americans as the only team with three victories from three group games.

Saturday's quarterfinal matchups between the No. 1-ranked United States and England, and defending champion Germany and North Korea were decided on Tuesday as Group A and B finished play.

On Sunday, Norway faces China in the final eight, and Brazil plays Australia.

"I think if we are at our best, we can go to the semifinals," Norway coach Bjarne Berntsen said. "We were very casual in defense at times. We have to be much better defensively in the quarterfinals."

Ragnhild Gulbrandsen scored three - one in the first half and two in the second - to give her five for the tournament. Lene Storlokken, Ane Stangeland Horpestad, Isabell Herlovsen and Lise Klaveness also scored for Norway.

Adjoa Bayor and Florence Okoe scored for Ghana.

Norway finished with seven points followed by Australia (4), Canada (3) and Ghana (0).

In Chengdu, Salisbury's equalizer gave Australia a 2-2 draw and put the Aussies into their first quarterfinals in the women's World Cup. Salisbury scored in the second minute of injury time to cancel out Canada's 85th-minute goal by its own captain, Christine Sinclair.

Had that goal stood, Canada would have reached the qua-rterfinals instead of Australia.

"When that ball came across, it was just sitting in front of me," Salisbury said. "I saw all the Canadian players going in one direction, so I just thought I'd put it behind them.

"It all seemed so slow and calm, and then the place just erupted - it was an awesome feeling."

Canada went ahead 1-0 on the second-fastest goal in women's World Cup history through Melissa Tancredi before Colette McCallum equalized for Australia early in the 53rd.

Tancredi scored on a volley after 32 seconds to beat goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri. The quickest goal in the World Cup came in 1991 in 30 seconds by Sweden's Lena Videkull in 1991.

Brazil, with star Marta pulling the strings, dominated Denmark but could not score until the first minute of injury time when substitute Pretinha raced onto a through ball and lifted it over the onrushing Danish goalkeeper Heidi Johansen.

Brazil could have scored more except for poor finishing and great goalkeeping by Johansen.

The pro-Brazilian crowd at the Hangzhou Dragon Stadium oohed and awed each time Marta touched the ball, and she did not disappoint, launching passes around the field and dribbling past defenders.