This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. Today at (the hilariously named) Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, 43rd-ranked Jamaica battled No.
8 Brazil to a scoreless draw to secure its first-ever trip to the knockout stage in the Women's World Cup. It came at the expense of the Brazilians, who made a shockingly early exit after finishing third in Group F.
Jamaica placed second after following up its startling 0-0 draw vs. No. 5 France (the eventual group winner) with a 1-0 win over Panama that marked the first victory by a Caribbean team in Women's World Cup history.
Then came today's advancement-clinching draw vs. Brazil, a country with a population roughly 75 times larger than Jamaica's and a soccer tradition orders of magnitude greater, including a record five men's World Cup titles.