Japan vs Sweden, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Quarterfinals
· FIFA Women's World CupSweden sneak past Japan to set up semifinal against Spain
Sweden held off a late Japan fightback to reach the semifinals of the Women's World Cup for the fifth time with a 2-1 win at Eden Park on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nathalie Björn.
- 3': Foul by Moeka Minami (Japan).
- 3': Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden).
- 11': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Saki Kumagai.
- 19': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden).
- 19': Mina Tanaka (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Japan. Moeka Minami tries a through ball, but Risa Shimizu is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 26': Foul by Kosovare Asllani (Sweden).
- 26': Fuka Nagano (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Saki Kumagai (Japan).
- 31': Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Nathalie Björn (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt missed. Nathalie Björn (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathalie Björn.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 1. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Kosovare Asllani (Sweden).
- 33': Yui Hasegawa (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Elin Rubensson with a through ball.
- 38': Attempt saved. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius.
- 40': Foul by Kosovare Asllani (Sweden).
- 40': Saki Kumagai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Hand ball by Stina Blackstenius (Sweden).
- 42': Attempt saved. Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö.
- 44': Attempt saved. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Japan 0, Sweden 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Sweden 1.
- 45': Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Hina Sugita.
- 47': Attempt saved. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fridolina Rolfö.
- 47': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ayaka Yamashita.
- 48': Penalty conceded by Fuka Nagano (Japan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 49': VAR Decision: Penalty Sweden.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 2. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 52': Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
- 59': Foul by Moeka Minami (Japan).
- 59': Kosovare Asllani (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani following a set piece situation.
- 63': Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jun Endo with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden).
- 66': Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt missed. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 71': Attempt saved. Aoba Fujino (Japan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fuka Nagano.
- 71': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Zecira Musovic.
- 72': Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Kosovare Asllani.
- 73': Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Japan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Yui Hasegawa (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
- 73': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Elin Rubensson.
- 74': Penalty Japan. Riko Ueki draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Madelen Janogy (Sweden) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty missed! Still Japan 0, Sweden 2. Riko Ueki (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
- 76': (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Riko Ueki (Japan).
- 78': Foul by Hana Takahashi (Japan).
- 78': Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Riko Ueki (Japan).
- 79': Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Riko Ueki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay in match (Japan).
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden).
- 81': Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
- 81': Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Fuka Nagano.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lina Hurtig (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Madelen Janogy with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Elin Rubensson.
- 84': Substitution, Sweden. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 85': Aoba Fujino (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden).
- 87': Aoba Fujino (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 87': Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 2. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Zecira Musovic (Sweden).
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Corner, Japan. Conceded by Magdalena Eriksson.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kiko Seike (Japan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Hana Takahashi.
- 90'+3': Aoba Fujino (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Risa Shimizu.
- 90'+9': Foul by Stina Blackstenius (Sweden).
- 90'+9': Saki Kumagai (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Japan 1, Sweden 2.
- 0': Match ends, Japan 1, Sweden 2.
Statistics
 SWE |
JPN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 393 | Accurate Passes | 388 |
| 485 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 27 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup
Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 43,217
Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 43,217
Line-Ups
Japan (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ayaka Yamashita (GK) |
| 4 | Saki Kumagai |
| 3 | Moeka Minami |
| 12 | Hana Takahashi |
| 14 | Yui Hasegawa |
| 10 | Fuka Nagano |
| 6 | Hina Sugita |
| 2 | Risa Shimizu |
| 11 | Mina Tanaka |
| 7 | Hinata Miyazawa |
| 15 | Aoba Fujino |
Sweden (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zecira Musovic (GK) |
| 6 | Magdalena Eriksson |
| 13 | Amanda Ilestedt |
| 2 | Jonna Andersson |
| 14 | Nathalie Björn |
| 9 | Kosovare Asllani |
| 23 | Elin Rubensson |
| 16 | Filippa Angeldahl |
| 11 | Stina Blackstenius |
| 18 | Fridolina Rolfö |
| 19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd |
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