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Sweden person reached the past 4 successful 5 of their past six large tournamentsSweden bushed Argentina to marque it 3 wins from 3 astatine the Women's World Cup, clinching apical spot successful Group G and a mouth-watering last-16 clash with the USA.
With archetypal spot fundamentally guaranteed acknowledgment to a vastly superior extremity difference, Sweden made 9 changes successful Hamilton and lacked the cohesion of their archetypal 2 games but inactive had excessively overmuch for their opponents.
After a fiercely contested hour, Sweden's other prime shone through, with Rebecka Blomqvist uncovering abstraction successful the container to powerfulness location Sofia Jakobsson's transverse from adjacent range.
Elin Rubensson enactment the effect beyond uncertainty with a coolly taken precocious punishment aft Blomqvist had been fouled successful the container arsenic Argentina sought to support a free-kick.
Argentina depart the tourney having finished bottommost of the radical with 1 point.
They battled hard present but were incapable to wounded the Swedes and assertion what would person been a historical treble astatine a World Cup finals - a maiden triumph and progression to the knockout rounds for the archetypal time.
South Africa articulation the Swedes successful the past 16 aft winning 3-2 against Italy successful a melodramatic crippled successful Wellington.
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Line-ups
Argentina
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Correa
- 4CruzSubstituted forChávezat 71'minutes
- 2Sachs
- 6Cometti
- 3Stábile
- 13Braun
- 7Núñez
- 17GómezBooked astatine 45minsSubstituted forIppólitoat 71'minutes
- 22Banini
- 15BonsegundoSubstituted forFalfánat 40'minutesSubstituted forRodríguezat 79'minutes
- 19LarroquetteSubstituted forLonigroat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Santana
- 8Falfán
- 9Gramaglia
- 10Ippólito
- 11Rodríguez
- 12Esponda
- 16Benítez
- 18Chávez
- 20Singarella
- 21Lonigro
- 23Cháves
Sweden
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Falk
- 4Lennartsson
- 13IlestedtSubstituted forSembrantat 62'minutes
- 6Eriksson
- 5Sandberg
- 20Bennison
- 17SegerSubstituted forRubenssonat 45'minutes
- 10JakobssonSubstituted forRytting Kanerydat 76'minutes
- 7JanogySubstituted forBlacksteniusat 90+3'minutes
- 22SchoughBooked astatine 20minsSubstituted forHurtigat 62'minutes
- 15BlomqvistBooked astatine 69mins
Substitutes
- 1Musovic
- 2Andersson
- 3Sembrant
- 8Hurtig
- 9Asllani
- 11Blackstenius
- 14Björn
- 16Angeldahl
- 18Rolfö
- 19Rytting Kaneryd
- 21Enblom
- 23Rubensson
Referee:Salima Mukansanga
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Match ends, Argentina 0, Sweden 2.
Second Half ends, Argentina 0, Sweden 2.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden).
Foul by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Sweden).
Romina Núñez (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Sweden. Stina Blackstenius replaces Madelen Janogy.
Attempt missed. Érica Lonigro (Argentina) header from precise adjacent scope is excessively high.
Goal! Argentina 0, Sweden 2. Elin Rubensson (Sweden) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the apical near corner.
Penalty Sweden. Rebecka Blomqvist draws a foul successful the punishment area.
Penalty conceded by Gabriela Chávez (Argentina) aft a foul successful the punishment area.
Madelen Janogy (Sweden) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Érica Lonigro (Argentina).
Hand shot by Stina Lennartsson (Sweden).
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Sophía Braun.
Attempt saved. Érica Lonigro (Argentina) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliana Stábile with a cross.
Foul by Lina Hurtig (Sweden).
Romina Núñez (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Anna Sandberg (Sweden).
Romina Núñez (Argentina) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
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