Spain vs Sweden
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Spain vs Sweden
After tough wins in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Spain and Sweden will face off on Tuesday (starting at 3am ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app). ) to qualify for each country's first World Championship Trophy at Eden Park in New Zealand.
So far, both teams have emerged as normal, each undefeated at this year's World Cup.
For Sweden, a win means their first World Cup final since 2003, when they lost to Germany. However, for Spain, it will be the first final of their women's soccer team. Tuesday's tilt will feature four Golden Shoe favorites - Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, as well as Spain's Jennifer Hermoso, Alba Redondo and Aitana Bonmati.
Check out our live coverage below, complete with live analysis from FOX Sports' Michael Cohen!
Spain's pre-match assessment
Coach Jorge Vilda made an important decision to include midfielder Alexia Putellas in his starting line-up for today's match. Putellas, who has won the last two Ballon d'Or Féminin awards as the best player in the world, is still recovering from his ACL tear last year. She has only started two games in the tournament so far and has played a total of 155 minutes.
Putellas' inclusion is not only a big call based on her fitness, but there's also potential tension on the pitch between her and fellow Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati, one of the stars. of the tournament with three goals and two assists. Apparently there was no animosity between Putellas and Bonmati. Instead, both players watch and play the same game from the same positions, which can lead to distance problems and discrete moments on the field. Bonmati's best performance in the tournament came from Putellas' elimination.
Other key Spain players:
Right-back Ona Battle: Led all players at the Women's World Cup with 9 crosses in the box. She joins Spain's left-back Olga Carmon for the most assists in the box with 15. third parties. She also tied with teammate Irene Paredes for the most improved assists at this year's tournament with 51 games so far. She leads all players at the FIFA Women's World Cup with 1.78 assists every 90 minutes. -Michael Cohen
Stage Preparation
The NOW World Cup team is getting everyone ready for the game.
Goals that bring a smile Stay calm in all situations Find out the full FIFA Women's World Cup fixtures and how to watch every match here. Find the latest scores here.
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Get more Women's World Cup Follow your favorites for match news, information Matches and more The first Women's World Cup after Olga Carmona's 89th-minute goal gave La Roja a 2-1 lead over Sweden in Tuesday's semi-final. Spain, who overcame a near-rebellious match of players last year against coach Jorge Vilda, will face co-hosts Australia and England in the final in Sydney on Sunday. Japan. Sunday's winner will become world champion for the first time.
Sweden has lost 4 of its 5 semi-finals and will compete for 3rd place overall.
The suspicion in Auckland came to life in the final ten minutes, with teenager Salma Paralluelo breaking the deadlock, only for Sweden to fight back thanks to substitute Rebecka Blomqvist. they immediately took the lead, with Carmona shooting from long distance to seal a 2-1 win and once again broke the Swedes' hearts. Peter Gerhardsson's side are looking to put a string of near-misses behind, with Sweden losing in the semi-finals of the most recent 2019 World Cup and last summer's European Championship, as well as both games. most recent Olympic final. Instead, it was Spain, which had never made it past the round of 16 to enter this tournament, advancing to Sunday's final in Sydney, where either England or Australia, co-hosts, await.
lga Carmona scored the winning goal in the 89th minute as Spain beat Sweden 2-1 to reach the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.
For the first 81 minutes at Eden Park it was a tense game lacking clear and quality chances, but the game came to life with remarkable form late in the game.
As extra time approached, Salma Paralluelo scored the first to give Spain the lead but Rebecka Blomqvist reacted quickly from the bench as she leveled the game.
There was still time for a winner, however, Sweden equalized in less than two minutes as Carmona hit the crossbar for Spain to book a flight to Sydney for the final, where they will face Australia, the host. England.
Australia v England tomorrow to compete for a spot in Sunday's final against Spain.
Tony Gustavsson is keen to step up the mind games as he considers England the 'most favorite team'.
"If you look at all of that and you look at the resources, financially, they're clearly the favorites in this game," said the Australian boss.
"But one thing we have that they don't have is the support and trust from the fans. That in itself will be huge tomorrow.
"This group has proven time and time again that they are willing, willing and able to break barriers and make history."
Both teams entered the game normally, and even for most of the game until a burst of activity from the 80th minute onwards when three goals were scored after just 10 minutes of play. -ever appeared in a World Cup final, led by young superstar Salma Paralluelo, who scored the first goal of the game for Spain. Olga Carmona then scored the winner for Spain just a minute after Rebecka Blomqvist equalized for Sweden.
So far, both teams have emerged as normal, each undefeated at this year's World Cup.
For Sweden, a win means their first World Cup final since 2003, when they lost to Germany. However, for Spain, it will be the first final of their women's soccer team. Tuesday's tilt will feature four Golden Shoe favorites - Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, as well as Spain's Jennifer Hermoso, Alba Redondo and Aitana Bonmati.
Check out our live coverage below, complete with live analysis from FOX Sports' Michael Cohen!
Spain's pre-match assessment
Coach Jorge Vilda made an important decision to include midfielder Alexia Putellas in his starting line-up for today's match. Putellas, who has won the last two Ballon d'Or Féminin awards as the best player in the world, is still recovering from his ACL tear last year. She has only started two games in the tournament so far and has played a total of 155 minutes.
Putellas' inclusion is not only a big call based on her fitness, but there's also potential tension on the pitch between her and fellow Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati, one of the stars. of the tournament with three goals and two assists. Apparently there was no animosity between Putellas and Bonmati. Instead, both players watch and play the same game from the same positions, which can lead to distance problems and discrete moments on the field. Bonmati's best performance in the tournament came from Putellas' elimination.
Other key Spain players:
Right-back Ona Battle: Led all players at the Women's World Cup with 9 crosses in the box. She joins Spain's left-back Olga Carmon for the most assists in the box with 15. third parties. She also tied with teammate Irene Paredes for the most improved assists at this year's tournament with 51 games so far. She leads all players at the FIFA Women's World Cup with 1.78 assists every 90 minutes. -Michael Cohen
Stage Preparation
The NOW World Cup team is getting everyone ready for the game.
Goals that bring a smile Stay calm in all situations Find out the full FIFA Women's World Cup fixtures and how to watch every match here. Find the latest scores here.
FOLLOW your favorites to personalize your experience FOX Sports
Get more Women's World Cup Follow your favorites for match news, information Matches and more The first Women's World Cup after Olga Carmona's 89th-minute goal gave La Roja a 2-1 lead over Sweden in Tuesday's semi-final. Spain, who overcame a near-rebellious match of players last year against coach Jorge Vilda, will face co-hosts Australia and England in the final in Sydney on Sunday. Japan. Sunday's winner will become world champion for the first time.
Sweden has lost 4 of its 5 semi-finals and will compete for 3rd place overall.
The suspicion in Auckland came to life in the final ten minutes, with teenager Salma Paralluelo breaking the deadlock, only for Sweden to fight back thanks to substitute Rebecka Blomqvist. they immediately took the lead, with Carmona shooting from long distance to seal a 2-1 win and once again broke the Swedes' hearts. Peter Gerhardsson's side are looking to put a string of near-misses behind, with Sweden losing in the semi-finals of the most recent 2019 World Cup and last summer's European Championship, as well as both games. most recent Olympic final. Instead, it was Spain, which had never made it past the round of 16 to enter this tournament, advancing to Sunday's final in Sydney, where either England or Australia, co-hosts, await.
lga Carmona scored the winning goal in the 89th minute as Spain beat Sweden 2-1 to reach the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.
For the first 81 minutes at Eden Park it was a tense game lacking clear and quality chances, but the game came to life with remarkable form late in the game.
As extra time approached, Salma Paralluelo scored the first to give Spain the lead but Rebecka Blomqvist reacted quickly from the bench as she leveled the game.
There was still time for a winner, however, Sweden equalized in less than two minutes as Carmona hit the crossbar for Spain to book a flight to Sydney for the final, where they will face Australia, the host. England.
Australia v England tomorrow to compete for a spot in Sunday's final against Spain.
Tony Gustavsson is keen to step up the mind games as he considers England the 'most favorite team'.
"If you look at all of that and you look at the resources, financially, they're clearly the favorites in this game," said the Australian boss.
"But one thing we have that they don't have is the support and trust from the fans. That in itself will be huge tomorrow.
"This group has proven time and time again that they are willing, willing and able to break barriers and make history."
Both teams entered the game normally, and even for most of the game until a burst of activity from the 80th minute onwards when three goals were scored after just 10 minutes of play. -ever appeared in a World Cup final, led by young superstar Salma Paralluelo, who scored the first goal of the game for Spain. Olga Carmona then scored the winner for Spain just a minute after Rebecka Blomqvist equalized for Sweden.