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Kosovare Asllani's stunning second-half onslaught sealed triumph for Sweden arsenic they bushed Australia to decorativeness 3rd astatine the Women's World Cup.
She rifled successful a changeable from the borderline of the country to adhd to Fridolina Rolfo's first-half punishment arsenic Sweden won the bronze medal lucifer for the 2nd World Cup successful succession.
Despite the defeat, this represents co-hosts Australia's champion ever World Cup decorativeness arsenic their efforts successful this tourney person captured the hearts of the fans successful greenish and golden but the Matildas were incapable to extremity connected a high.
Rolfo's punishment gave Peter Gerhardsson's broadside the pb aft a video adjunct referee (VAR) cheque confirmed that Claire Hunt had clipped Stina Blackstenius successful the container aft 26 minutes.
And connected the hr mark, Blackstenius played a superb quadrate shot to Asllani, who stroked successful a first-time changeable to treble their lead.
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Sweden
Squad number1Player nameMusovic
Squad number14Player nameBjörn
Squad number13Player nameIlestedt
Squad number6Player nameEriksson
Squad number2Player nameAndersson
Squad number16Player nameAngeldahl
Squad number23Player nameRubensson
Squad number19Player nameRytting Kaneryd
Squad number9Player nameAsllani
Squad number18Player nameRolfö
Squad number11Player nameBlackstenius
Squad number3Player nameSembrant
Squad number8Player nameHurtig
Squad number15Player nameBlomqvist
Australia
Squad number18Player nameArnold
Squad number21Player nameCarpenter
Squad number15Player nameHunt
Squad number4Player namePolkinghorne
Squad number7Player nameCatley
Squad number16Player nameRaso
Squad number19Player nameGorry
Squad number23Player nameCooney-Cross
Squad number9Player nameFoord
Squad number11Player nameFowler
Squad number20Player nameKerr
Squad number2Player nameNevin
Squad number5Player nameVine
Squad number8Player nameChidiac
Squad number10Player namevan Egmond
Line-ups
Sweden
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Musovic
- 14Björn
- 13Ilestedt
- 6Eriksson
- 2Andersson
- 16Angeldahl
- 23RubenssonBooked astatine 88mins
- 19Rytting KanerydSubstituted forSembrantat 89'minutes
- 9AsllaniSubstituted forHurtigat 67'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
- 18Rolfö
- 11BlacksteniusSubstituted forBlomqvistat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Sembrant
- 4Lennartsson
- 5Sandberg
- 7Janogy
- 8Hurtig
- 10Jakobsson
- 12Falk
- 15Blomqvist
- 17Seger
- 20Bennison
- 21Enblom
- 22Schough
Australia
Formation 4-4-2
- 18Arnold
- 21CarpenterSubstituted forNevinat 74'minutes
- 15Hunt
- 4PolkinghorneSubstituted forChidiacat 74'minutes
- 7Catley
- 16RasoSubstituted forVineat 60'minutes
- 19GorryBooked astatine 45minsSubstituted forvan Egmondat 60'minutes
- 23Cooney-Cross
- 9Foord
- 11Fowler
- 20Kerr
Substitutes
- 1Williams
- 2Nevin
- 3Luik
- 5Vine
- 6Wheeler
- 8Chidiac
- 10van Egmond
- 12Micah
- 13Yallop
- 14Kennedy
- 17Simon
- 22Grant
Live Text
Match ends, Sweden 2, Australia 0.
Second Half ends, Sweden 2, Australia 0.
Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Australia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the right.
Lina Hurtig (Sweden) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Lina Hurtig (Sweden).
Alex Chidiac (Australia) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia).
Attempt missed. Emily van Egmond (Australia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the left.
Foul by Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden).
Steph Catley (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Sweden. Linda Sembrant replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
Elin Rubensson (Sweden) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Foul by Elin Rubensson (Sweden).
Alex Chidiac (Australia) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden).
Kyra Cooney-Cross (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden).
Caitlin Foord (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
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