Australia defeated Russia 9-6 with Nicola Zagame claiming three goals and Spain won a see-sawing encounter with Hungary 13-12 — the winning two goals coming from Laura Lopez in the final quarter.

In the round of 5-8 semifinals, Greece beat Canada 12-8, thanks to four goals from Christina Tsoukala, and Olympic champion United States of America led by three goals early in the final quarter before just holding out Netherlands 12-11.

This means Greece will play USA for fifth and Canada faces Netherlands for seventh.

Friday's final classification round:

15.00 (for 7th & 8th): Game 41 - CAN vs NED
16:30 (for 3rd & 4th): Game 43 - RUS vs HUN
20.45 (for 5th & 6th): Game 42 - GRE vs USA
22.15 (for 1st & 2nd): Game 44 - AUS vs ESP