FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Saturday, August 19, 2023
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Suncorp Stadium · 49,461 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Sweden cruise past Australia to win World Cup bronze medal

Sweden picked up their fourth Women's World Cup bronze medal on Saturday after beating co-hosts Australia 2-0 in the third-place playoff match.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
4
46
Possession
54
11
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
235
Accurate Passes
312
349
Passes
435
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
5
0.3
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
63
20
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.2
0
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
17
20
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
16
10
Effective Clearances
34
10
Clearances
34

Highlights

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Head to Head

SWE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SWE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zecira MusovicG
  2. 6Magdalena ErikssonCD-L
  3. 13Amanda IlestedtCD-R
  4. 2Jonna AnderssonLB
  5. 14Nathalie BjörnRB
  6. 9Kosovare AsllaniAM
  7. 23Elin RubenssonLM
  8. 16Filippa AngeldahlRM
  9. 11Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. 18Fridolina RolföAM-L
  11. 19Johanna Rytting KanerydAM-R

AUS · 4-4-2

  1. 18Mackenzie ArnoldG
  2. 4Clare PolkinghorneCD-L
  3. 15Clare HuntCD-R
  4. 7Steph CatleyLB
  5. 21Ellie CarpenterRB
  6. 23Kyra Cooney-CrossCM-L
  7. 19Katrina GorryCM-R
  8. 9Caitlin FoordLM
  9. 16Hayley RasoRM
  10. 20Sam KerrCF-L
  11. 11Mary FowlerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Sweden 1, Australia 0. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 45'+1' Katrina Gorry (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Substitution, Australia. Cortnee Vine replaces Hayley Raso.
  4. 60' Substitution, Australia. Emily van Egmond replaces Katrina Gorry.
  5. 62' Goal! Sweden 2, Australia 0. Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius following a fast break.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Kosovare Asllani.
  7. 67' Substitution, Sweden. Rebecka Blomqvist replaces Stina Blackstenius.
  8. 74' Substitution, Australia. Courtney Nevin replaces Ellie Carpenter.
  9. 74' Substitution, Australia. Alex Chidiac replaces Clare Polkinghorne.
  10. 88' Elin Rubensson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Sweden. Linda Sembrant replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  12. 90'+5' Lina Hurtig (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

FIFA Women's World Cup News

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