FIFA Women's World Cup

FT Friday, August 11, 2023
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Japan WWWWW 1
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Eden Park · 43,217 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Sweden 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:51 Sweden's advance into the World Cup semifinals 'came down to millimetres' Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SWE leads series 2-1-1

Lineups

JPN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 4Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  4. 12Hana TakahashiCD-R
  5. 14Yui HasegawaCM-L
  6. 10Fuka NaganoCM-R
  7. 6Hina SugitaLM
  8. 2Risa ShimizuRM
  9. 11Mina TanakaF
  10. 7Hinata MiyazawaCF-L
  11. 15Aoba FujinoCF-R

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

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Hina Sugita.
  3. 51' Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 2. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 52' Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
  5. 72' Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Kosovare Asllani.
  6. 73' Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
  7. 76' Penalty missed! Still Japan 0, Sweden 2. Riko Ueki (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  8. 79' Riko Ueki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
  10. 81' Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Fuka Nagano.
  11. 84' Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Elin Rubensson.
  12. 84' Substitution, Sweden. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
  13. 87' Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 2. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Hana Takahashi.

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