RIO DE JANEIRO - Zimbabwe Mighty warriors are in for an acid test after they have been drwan to square it off with Germany, Australia and Canada at the Olympic women's soccer tournament.
The Canadian women are ranked 10th in the world while Germany is No. 2, Australia No. 5 and Zimbabwe No. 95.
Placed in Group F, Canada will play Australia and then Zimbabwe in Sao Paulo before shifting to Brasilia for its first-round finale against Germany.
Host Brazil is in Group E with China, Sweden and South Africa. The defending Olympic champion Americans are in Group G with New Zealand, France and Colombia.
The top two teams in each group, plus the two best third-place teams advance to the quarter-finals.
Canada won bronze four years ago in London.
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