Sweden beats Australia, 2-0, to win another bronze medal at the Women's World Cup

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BRISBANE, Australia—Nobody beats Sweden on the rebound from a Women’s World Cup semifinal loss. Not even the tournament hosts. The Swedish women extended their perfect record in World Cup third-place matches to four, with Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scoring Saturday in a clinical 2-0 win over Australia. “It feels amazing. We…

Staying compact and organized and exploiting holes in the defense, Sweden was dominant for most of the match against Australia.

Asllani’s well-timed strike to finish off a long-range Swedish counterattack in the 62nd sealed the win. “It’s a sense of relief and a wonderful feeling at the final whistle,” Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson said. While the Swedish squad was taking bows in front of their clusters of fans in the capacity, almost 50,000-strong crowd, the Matildas did a lap to say thanks.

 

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