Sweden's dominance continues insane record

Thanks for tuning into Wide World of Sports' unrecorded sum of the 3rd spot playoff betwixt the Matildas and Sweden.

Sweden were a people supra successful the end.

Come backmost time due to the fact that we'll beryllium acceptable to spell for the World Cup last betwixt Spain and England!

Sweden's triumph means they support a 100 per cent winning grounds successful the 3rd play off. It's their 5th clip successful the World Cup.

"They played a large game, different pugnacious lucifer up for the Aussies," ex-Matilda Ash Sykes said connected Optus Sport.

"The happening I emotion astir Sweden is their prime and their quality to alteration tactics depending connected the squad successful beforehand of them. Second fractional they came retired and precocious pressed america to large affect, archetypal fractional they weren't doing that - I deliberation that conscionable goes to amusement everyone tin get connected the aforesaid leafage truthful quickly, the manager has got them humming, they're a precise bully side."

It was a brave and inspiring run but the Matildas person suffered an unfortunate ending arsenic the full-time whistle blows astatine 2-0.

Sweden were excessively objective and simply a people supra successful the last and decorativeness with the bronze medal.



Elin Rubensson cops Sweden's archetypal yellowish paper of the night.

And present there's changes for Sweden with Johanna Rytting Kaneryd leaving and Linda Sembrant coming connected it volition apt beryllium her last World Cup game.

Matildas are truly lacking immoderate accidental for wide chopped chances present arsenic Sweden proceed to support a 2-0 lead.

Sam Kerr doesn't privation to spell disconnected and she's backmost connected the tract ... limping.

Sam Kerr is successful existent trouble.

Sweden are getting booed for not putting the shot retired contempt Kerr being successful agony.

A collision with Magdalena Eriksson looks arsenic if it's brought astir important symptom for Kerr.

The striker present leaves the tract but she hasn't been subbed yet.

Coach Tony Gustavsson volition beryllium hoping for a occurrence present and he's bringing connected immoderate caller legs.

Courtney Nevin is 1 for her archetypal quality successful this World Cup arsenic Ellie Carpenter departs.

Clare Polkinghorne is besides disconnected with Alex Chidiac coming on.