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Semifinal
Sweden now play the semi-finals against Spain on Tuesday (15) at 4am in search of a place in the Grand Final!
END OF MATCH
Sweden withstand Japanese pressure, hold on, and are once again in the Women's World Cup semi-finals!
47'
Japan substitution: Takahashi out, Amano in.
45'
And we'll have another 10 minutes of extra time!
45' GOAL FOR JAPAN
Following the play, the ball was crossed into the area by Seike, where the defense did not clear and Hayashi managed to shoot into the back of the goal, reducing the score!
44'
Fujino, from a free-kick on the edge of the box, blazed over the bar and hit the crossbar!
39'
Double substitution for Sweden: out came Kaneryd and Rubensson for Bennison and Jakobsson.
36'
Double substitution for Japan: out came Miyazawa and Nagano for Seike and Hayashi.
35'
Yellow to Ueki for a bad foul in midfield.
32' HIT THE CROSSBAR
Ueki hit the penalty hard, stamped on the crossbar and missed the chance to reduce the score!
30' PENALTY FOR JAPAN
Ueki received the pass inside the box and was brought down by Janogy, winning the penalty for Japan!
27'
Fujino received the pass inside the box and got his shot across, sending the ball into the left corner, but Musovic parried and saved Sweden! Soon after, Asllani and Rolfo came on for Hurtig and Janogy.
21'
From the right Hasegawa received the pass and shot hard, but over the goal!
7'
Substitution for Japan: Tanaka out, Ueki in.
5' GOAL FOR SWEDEN
Angeldahl took the penalty in the right corner, with Yamashita coming out to the left, extending the score of the match!
4' PENALTY FOR SWEDEN
In the previous corner there was a hand touch inside the Nagano area, where the referee went to the VAR, reviewed the move, scoring the penalty!
2'
Kaneryd received the pass on the right, on the edge of the box, and hit it hard, but Yamashita fired into the left corner, beaten into the middle of the box and cleared by the defense!
SECOND HALF STARTS
Blackstenius takes the first touch and the ball rolls for the second half of the match!
Teams on the pitch
The players returned to the pitch to start the second half. And in Japan there is a substitution: out comes Sugita and in comes Endo.
END OF FIRST HALF
With a goal from Ilestedt and a lot of pressure, the Swedes go on to beat the Japanese and earn their place in the World Cup semi-finals!
42'
Asllani, on the edge of the box, hit it hard and Yamashita parried, the ball hitting the left post and going wide!
38'
Angeldahl struck from distance but sent the ball into Yamashita's hands.
33' GOAL FOR SWEDEN
In the confusion inside the box, in a move with many blocked shots, Ilestedt got the ball on the edge of the small area, to shoot into the left corner and open the scoring!
24'
A pass in front that the Japanese defender failed to cut out, Blackstenius came face-to-face with Yamashita, but she hit it wide left of the goal!
14'
From a close-range corner kick the ball went straight into the net on the outside, scaring goalkeeper Yamashita.
HERE WE GO
Tanaka gets the first touch on the ball and it rolls into the first half of the match!
National anthems
Now the national anthems of Japan and Sweden are played before the ball rolls.
Teams on the pitch!
The players take to the pitch to start the match!
Japan lined-up!
Sweden lined-up!
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Referee
Esther Staubli will be the referee for the match from Switzerland, with assistants Susann Kung, also from Switzerland, and Katrin Rafalski from Germany.
Probable Sweden
Sweden's probable team for the match is: Musovic, Bjorn, Ilestedt, Eriksson and Andersson; Angeldahl, Rubensson, Kaneryd, Asllani and Rolfo; Blackstenius.
Probable Japan
Japan's probable team for the match is: Yamashita, Takahashi, Kumagai and Minami; Simizu, Hasengawa, Nagano and Endo; Miyazawa, Fujino and Tanaka.
Full strenght
Both teams have full strength for the match, going with what they have at their best. The goal-scoring hope for the Japanese side lies with Miyazawa, while Sweden's standout performer is Rolfo.
Group
Japan topped Group C with nine points, three clear of Spain, six clear of Zambia and nine clear of Costa Rica. In Group G Sweden also went through on nine points, five clear of South Africa, six of Italy and eight of Argentina.
Last Matches: Sweden
Sweden on the other side won all their games in the Women's Cup and drew in the round of 16. On July 23, the victory was 2-1 over South Africa, with Magaia opening the scoring, Rolfo equalizing and Ilestedt turning it around. On Saturday (29), the win was 5-0 over Italy, with goals from Ilestedt (2), Rolfo, Blackstenius and Blomqvist. And on Wednesday (2), the win came 2-0 over Argentina, with goals from Blomqvist and Rubensson. On Sunday (6) the draw in the round of 16 was with the United States, without goals, going to penalties, where Sweden won 5-4.
Last Matches: Japan
Japan won all their group games, beating Zambia 5-0 on July 22 with goals from Miyazawa (2), Tanaka, Endo and Ueki. On July 26, they beat Costa Rica 2-0 with goals from Nomoto and Fujino. And on Monday (31) the victory was over Spain, 4-0, with goals from Miyazawa (2), Ueki and Tanaka. And in the round of 16 on Saturday (5), the victory was 3-1 over Norway, with goals from Engen (own goal), Shimizu and Miyazawa, while Reiten discounted.
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