2023 Women's World Cup: Sweden Ranked Third After Beating Australia

Sweden confirmed itself to be the third winner in the 2023 Women's World Cup after beating the hosts Australia (photo: INSTAGRAM @FIFA)

JAKARTA The Swedish women's national team confirmed itself to take third place in the 2023 Women's World Cup after defeating the Australian home team in the race for third place.

Asllani's stunning goal in the second half saw Sweden win 2-0 to finish third at the Women's World Cup at Suncorp Stadium, Australia, Saturday, August 19, 2023.

Asllani doubled Sweden's goal after releasing a spectacular shot from the edge of the penalty box to add to Fridolina fire in the first half.

This result led Sweden to win the bronze medal for the second time in a row at the Women's World Cup after 2019 they beat England.

Penalti bagi tim tutuhan Peter kindsson diberikan wasit setelah pemeriksaan video assistant referee (VAR) mengonfirmasi Claire Hunt melanggar Stina Blackstenius di dalam kakil akin ketindak pada menit ke-26.

Blackstenius then provided Asllani with an extraordinary cross to complete with a first touch to double their lead.

Despite losing, this is the best result for Australian hosts at the World Cup. This achievement ofvisits cannot be underestimated in a country where football is not the number one sport.

Australia, which previously only reached the quarter-finals once in 2015, was the first host to reach the semifinals since the United States in 2003.

Meanwhile, Sweden has a lot of experience playing in third-quarter place after reaching the semi-finals five times.

However, of that number, they only managed to reach the final once, namely in 2003 when they were defeated by Germany in the final match.