BRISBANE: Sweden picked up their fourth Women's World Cup bronze medal on Saturday (Aug 19) after goals from Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani gave them a 2-0 win over co-hosts Australia in the third-place playoff match at Lang Park in Brisbane. The Swedes ranked third in the world, were awarded a penal
BRISBANE: Sweden picked up their fourth Women's World Cup bronze medal on Saturday after goals from Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani gave them a 2-0 win over co-hosts Australia in the third-place playoff match at Lang Park in Brisbane.
While disappointed to sign off at the World Cup with another defeat, the Matildas still achieved their best result at the tournament after a stellar run, having never previously gone beyond the quarter-final stage. Both teams were unchanged from the sides that started the semi-finals, where Australia was beaten 3-1 by England and Sweden lost 2-1 to Spain.Sweden's Fridolina Rolfo in action with Australia's Emily van Egmond and Kyra Cooney-Cross at the Women's World Cup on Aug 19, 2023. Sweden started brightly and could have made a dream start when Blackstenius fired a low drive across goal in the opening minute, but the attempt was palmed away by Arnold and cleared by defender Ellie Carpenter.
With the pace of the game picking up, Arnold made a magnificent low save to keep out Rolfo's free kick in the closing minutes of the half.
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