The European team won 2-0 and took third place in the World Cup for the fourth time. The locals, meanwhile, sealed their all-time best position in the contest.
The 2023 Women’s World Cup is coming to an end. This Saturday, Sweden and Australia played in the duel for bronze . With goals from Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani, the Europeans won 2-0 against the locals, who reached their best ever position in a global event.
Third place definitions are usually interesting. No more pressure and stress to reach the final and a possible title. Some say, with strange force, that this is the game no one wants to play. However, this is not always so.
Even though it is a consolation prize, some teams aspire to reach this place. As it happens, the Oceanic team was looking to step onto the World Cup podium for the first time in their history. The locals failed and fell to the Swedes, who added their fourth third place in the competition and their second in a row (1991, 2011, 2019 and 2023). Of course, they didn’t match their best mark, as they were second in 2003.
Sweden on the podium
The Europeans looked impressive against the tournament co-hosts, they took possession early on and went in search of the game. In fact, the first chance came in the first minute of the game, but they weren’t precise in defining it.
At 26′, Hunt brought down Blackstenius in the area on a play that ended with a cross from Rolfo. After review in the VAR, Judge Cheryl Foster indicated the maximum sentence. The Barcelona striker took responsibility and didn’t beat the goal with a low cross shot.
The European team managed their advantage and the flow of the match, scoring their second goal thanks to a deadly counterattack. Asllani commanded the attack and teamed up with Blackstenius. This one returned to seek that of Milan, which unleashed a powerful blow of crescent. A fine goal to seal the game.
There wasn’t much more action until the end. The score was a blow for the Australians, who had run out of ideas. Eventually, Sweden replicated what was done at the 2019 World Cup in France, while the hosts achieved the best position in their history.
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