Highlights and goals: Spain 2-1 Sweden in Women's World Cup 2023

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6:11 AM ET3 years ago

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90+7'5:56 AM ET3 years ago

FINAL! FINAL! FINAL! FINAL! SPAIN IS IN THE FINAL OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP! Great victory of the Iberians against Sweden 2-1 to get the first ticket to the final in Sydney.

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90+5'5:54 AM ET3 years ago

Change in Spain. Enter Esther González in place of Mariona Caldentey.

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90'5:52 AM ET3 years ago

Seven more minutes will be played in the match.

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89'5:51 AM ET3 years ago

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLL FOR SPAIN! GOAL BY CARMONA! GOAL BY PICABARRA! SPAIN TAKES THE LEAD AGAIN! Instantly, the Iberians found the winning goal with a shot from outside the box that went in after hitting the crossbar.

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88'5:49 AM ET3 years ago

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL for Sweden! REBECKA BLOMQVIST! The Swedish team's equalizer comes with a shot from the newly-entered striker, after Lina Hurtig received a cross from the left.

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87'5:49 AM ET3 years ago

Change in Sweden. Lina Hurtig comes in for Elin Rubensson.

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83'5:42 AM ET3 years ago

The VAR review is over, the match restarts! The goal has been validated.

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81'5:41 AM ET3 years ago

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL for Spain! SALMA PARALLUELO! THE WOMAN WITH THE DEFINITIVE GOALS! The striker scores after a rebound left in the box to score the first goal of the match.

There's a VAR review!

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80'5:39 AM ET3 years ago

Final stretch of the match... Or of the regulation time. The 0-0 scoreline is not broken and it already smells like overtime.

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77'5:35 AM ET3 years ago

Double change in Sweden. Rebecka Blomqvist and Olivia Schough replace Stina Blackstenius and Johanna Kaneryd.

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73'5:31 AM ET3 years ago

Change in Spain. Eva Navarro replaces Alba Redondo.

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70'5:29 AM ET3 years ago

Spain tries! Alba Redondo shot at goal, but the ball went inches wide.

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64'5:23 AM ET3 years ago

Spain came close. Salma Paralluelo's header after a cross from Alba Redondo, but the ball went over the goal.

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60'5:19 AM ET3 years ago

First quarter of an hour into the match, the rain appeared! A nice factor to encourage the teams to shoot more.

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57'5:15 AM ET3 years ago

Change in Spain. Salma Paralluelo replaces Alexia Putellas.

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55'5:14 AM ET3 years ago

Sweden came close. Stina Blackstenius arrived in the box after a pass looking for a hole in the Spanish defense, but she was left without an angle and ended up with a very soft shot. Cata Coll controlled with ease.

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50'5:12 AM ET3 years ago

First minutes of the second half. So far there is no dominator in the resumption of the match.

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5:04 AM ET3 years ago

Second half begins

The match restarts at Eden Park. There were no changes in the teams.

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45+1'4:48 AM ET3 years ago

End of the first half! Goalless draw between Spain and Sweden.

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45'4:48 AM ET3 years ago

Only one minute will be played in this first half.

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42'4:45 AM ET3 years ago

SWEDEN HAD A CHANCE! Nathalie Björn's cross was flicked on by Fridolina Rolfö, but Cata Coll reacted well to save and send the ball into the far corner, preventing the opening goal.

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39'4:43 AM ET3 years ago

Spain came close. Aitana Bonmatí's shot went wide left.

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35'4:41 AM ET3 years ago

Final stretch of the first half. The score remains 0-0 and the match is still close, despite the feeling of dominance that the Spanish team has had in its favor.

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30'4:33 AM ET3 years ago

Half an hour into the match. We still don't have a clear scoring chance.

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25'4:30 AM ET3 years ago

Spain continues to attack. The Iberian team tries to do damage on the flanks but fails to penetrate the opponent's defense in the area. Sweden has not come close to the Spanish goal again.

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20'4:23 AM ET3 years ago

The score continues to be tied. Spain has had control of the ball in recent minutes and is patiently looking for a hole in the opponent's defense.

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14'4:16 AM ET3 years ago

Spain had a chance! Olga's shot ended up grazing the leg of a rival player and the ball went very close to the left post.

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10'4:13 AM ET3 years ago

It was expected to be an even match and so it has been at the beginning of the game. Spain tries to take the ball to advance more in the face of the dominance that the Swedish team is trying to exert.

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5'4:08 AM ET3 years ago

First minutes of the match. The Spanish team wanted to start by playing in the opponent's half, but the Swedes quickly began to control the ball.

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4:02 AM ET3 years ago

Match starts

The game between Spain and Sweden is underway and we are looking for the first finalist of the World Cup!

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Match officials

Referee: Edina Alves - Brazil
Assistant No.1: Neuza Back - Brazil
Assistant No.2: Leila Cruz - Brazil
Fourth Official: Melissa Borjas - Honduras
Fifth Official: Sandra Ramirez - Mexico
VAR: Nicolas Gallo - Colombia
Assistant VAR: Armando Villarreal - United States
Offside VAR: Felisha Mariscal - United States
Support VAR: Juan Soto - Venezuela
Stand-by VAR: Adil Zourak - Morocco
Stand-by Assistant VAR: Muhammad Bin Jahari - Singapore

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Teams on the field

The players of Spain and Sweden take the field at Eden Park.

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

All set

Last moments of the match preview.

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Substitutes - Sweden

12. Jennifer Falk (GK), 21. Tove Enblom (GK), 03. Linda Sembrant, 04. Stina Lennartsson, 05. Anna Sandberg, 07. Madelen Janogy, 08. Lina Hurtig, 10. Sofia Jakobsson, 15. Rebecka Blomqvist, 17. Caroline Seger, 20. Hanna Bennison, 22. Olivia Schough.

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Starting XI - Sweden

1-4-2-3-1

| 01. Zećira Mušović |

| 16. Filippa Angeldal | 23. Elin Rubensson |

| 19. Johanna Kaneryd | 09. Kosovare Asllani | 18. Fridolina Rolfö |

| 11. Stina Blackstenius |

Coach: Peter Gerhardsson

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Substitutes - Spain

01. Misa Rodríguez (GK), 13. Enith Salón (GK), 05. Ivana Andrés, 07. Irene Guerrero, 09. Esther González, 15. Eva Navarro, 16. Maria Pérez Rabaza, 18. Salma Paralluelo, 20. Rocío Gálvez, 21. Claudio Zornoza, 22. Athenea del Castillo.

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Starting XI - Spain

1-4-3-3

| 23. Cata Coll |

| 06. Aitana Bonmatí | 03. Teresa Albelleira | 11. Alexia Putellas |

| 17. Alba Redondo | 10. Jennifer Hermoso | 08. Mariona Caldentey |

Coach: Jorge Vilda

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

This is how the teams arrived at the stadium

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Road to the semifinals - Sweden

Quarterfinals: 1-2 vs Japan (Won)

Round of 16: 0-0 vs USA (Won 5-4 in penalty kicks)

Matchday 3: 0-2 vs Argentina (Won)

Matchday 2: 5-0 vs Italy (Won)

Matchday 1: 2-1 vs South Africa (Won)

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Road to the semifinals - Spain

Quarterfinals: 2-1 vs. Netherlands (Won)

Round of 16: 1-5 vs Switzerland (Won)

Matchday 3: 4-0 vs Japan (Lost)

Matchday 2: 5-0 vs Zambia (Won)

Matchday 1: 3-0 vs Costa Rica (Won)

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

Everything ready at Eden Park

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4:00 AM ET3 years ago

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