Sweden’s goals of profitable a primary Women’s World Cup title had been dramatically ended by Spain however the county is out to make sure its spectacular run doesn’t finish with out silverware once they meet co-host Australia within the third-place playoff on Saturday.
Third-ranked Sweden is enjoying in its second straight bronze medal match, having completed third on the 2019 World Cup. It got here up quick in its title bid once more on Tuesday, dropping 2-1 to Spain within the semifinal in Auckland.
The Scandinavians are aiming to repeat their feat from 4 years in the past and looking out ahead to the vociferous environment that may greet them on the 52,500-capacity Lang Park.
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“I love it, it’s a particular feeling to have an entire stadium against you,” ahead Kosovare Asllani informed reporters on Friday. “Of course, we were disappointed after the last match. We wanted to go all the way to the final.
“At the same time, playing for a medal is a huge thing, and something that we’re proud of. We don’t want to leave here without it. We want to silence the stadium and bring that medal home.
“Everyone’s more than ready … We’re going to do everything we can to win this medal for Sweden.”
Australia, who beat Sweden 4-0 in Melbourne final November, misplaced 3-1 to England in its semi-final, with talismanic captain Sam Kerr scoring a shocking purpose.
Kerr made her first begin of the match in that match and her Chelsea workforce mate Magdalena stated she was delighted the striker had recovered from a calf damage that had dominated her out of the group stage.
“Her path through the tournament, the way she’s been gradually phased in, she deserves that,” Sweden defender Eriksson stated. “As a footballer and on a personal level, I’m really happy that she managed to recover
“She has amazing skills as a footballer … absolutely world class. We need to keep an eye on her, but it’s not as if they don’t have other players that have good quality.
“I was so disappointed after that match (against Spain) and during that evening, but the next day I just felt this hunger growing. I’m so proud of our journey and what we’ve done so far in this tournament. Now we just have to end it on a high.”
