Women’s World Cup Day 10: Big results for Sweden, France, and Jamaica
Day 10 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup noticed motion involving groups from Groups G and F, starting from a dominant displaying by Sweden to a pair of video games too shut for consolation, as spots within the knockout stage are beginning to be secured.
A little bit of historical past was made, too: Jamaica amassing its first Women’s World Cup win and Sweden registering its greatest victory on the match in 32 years.
THE RESULTS
GROUP G: Sweden 5, Italy 0 (in Wellington) – Game stats || Report
GROUP F: France 2, Brazil 1 (in Brisbane) – Game stats || Report
GROUP F: Jamaica 1, Panama 0 (in Perth) – Game stats || Report
MAIN TALKING POINTS
Sweden reaches knockouts with dominant efficiency
With one recreation nonetheless to go within the group stage, Sweden booked its ticket to the knockout spherical with a dominant win over Italy, marking that nation’s worst defeat at a Women’s World Cup. It was a victory that included three objectives earlier than halftime and a standout efficiency from one in all Arsenal’s latest signings, Amanda Ilestedt.
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Despite the one-sided scoreline, Ilestedt wouldn’t open the scoring till the thirty ninth minute, heading dwelling Jonna Andersson’s nook in what had been a really shut recreation. By the time she and her workforce had been accomplished, their 5-0 win would mark their greatest margin of victory on the match since an 8-0 win over Japan in 1991.
Italy had strong probabilities from Sofia Cantore, however because the Italians conceded once more simply 5 minutes later — this time Fridolina Rolfö getting in on the motion off one in all Andersson’s corners — they started to unravel. Barely a minute after that, Stina Blackstenius, changing Johanna Kaneryd’s cross from shut vary, made it 3-0 earlier than the half.
Ilestedt added her second aim (and Sweden’s fourth) within the fiftieth minute, replicating her opening tally with one other header. And whereas Cantore had extra alternatives for Italy simply 10 minutes later, substitute Rebecka Blomqvist netted the fifth and last aim in Sweden’s domination in stoppage time.
France’s captain saves recreation with 83rd-minute winner
In 11 earlier matches, Brazil has by no means been in a position to defeat France. Les Bleues have gained six instances and the perimeters have drawn 5 instances. With nearly 50,000 followers cheering on the Seleção, they appeared to get their first win over the French.
But France veteran Eugénie Le Sommer had different concepts, getting the scoring going early when she headed the ball into the online within the seventeenth minute, having missed on one other try simply 4 minutes earlier. In the method, she prolonged her national-team file along with her ninetieth worldwide aim.
The French tempo was a lot stronger than of their earlier match towards Jamaica, however the Brazilians saved up. Kansas City Current striker Debinha completely timed a run into the field, managed the ball on her first contact along with her shin, and put the ball previous Pauline Peyraud-Magnin to degree the sport within the 58th minute.
In the tip, captain Wendie Renard would play hero with the game-winner within the 83rd minute, heading the ball off a nook that bounced previous a diving Letícia, as France continued its unbeaten streak towards Brazil, which now wants a win in its last group match to advance.
Jamaica wins first-ever World Cup match
Before kickoff, Jamaica and Panama made historical past by marking the primary time two Concacaf groups met within the group stage on the Women’s World Cup.
History was made on the last whistle in addition to the Reggae Girlz gained their first match at a Women’s World Cup, simply days after tallying their first-ever level in a draw towards France.
In the primary half, each groups had been unable to seek out any form of probability on the web, with Jamaica’s greatest try coming off a Drew Spence free kick earlier than the break, solely to see a Yenith Bailey save hold the sport scoreless.
Just 10 minutes into the second half, skipper Allyson Swaby broke the impasse, scoring Jamaica’s second aim in a Women’s World Cup when her header off a nook went in on the again put up. It marked the primary time the Reggae Girlz had held a lead in a World Cup match.
The depth saved up between the 2 groups as Panama discovered methods into Jamaica’s last third, taking part in significantly better than in its 4-0 opening match defeat to Brazil. In the tip, it was not sufficient, because the defeat ended Panama’s probabilities of advancing.
MOMENT OF THE DAY
With France’s 2-1 win over Brazil, supervisor Hervé Renard turned the primary supervisor to win a match at each the lads’s and ladies’s World Cup. Renard claimed a 2-1 victory with Saudi Arabia over eventual males’s World Cup champions Argentina in Qatar final yr.
GOAL OF THE DAY
Debinha scored her first-ever aim on the Women’s World Cup and levelled the rating towards France, controlling a through-ball by taking her first spark off the facet of her shin to get a step on the defender and discover the again of the online for Brazil.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I’m impressed — it’s not the first time I’m impressed by these players, by the way, it’s ingrained in their mentality somewhere to just keep going.” — Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson
THREE STARS OF THE DAY
1. Amanda Ilestedt, Sweden: Bagging a brace towards Italy implies that nobody within the Women’s World Cup has extra objectives than the Swedish defender, topping an already big efficiency in scoring the game-winner towards South Africa.
2. Wendie Renard, France: Doubtful to even seem within the match towards Brazil after choosing up an damage in France’s opening match, the workforce’s captain stepped up when her workforce wanted it most to attain the game-winner for Les Bleues.
3. Allyson Swaby, Jamaica: With star striker Khadija “Bunny” Shaw sidelined after having acquired two yellow playing cards, the Reggae Girlz skipper delivered one of the vital significant objectives in Jamaica’s historical past because it gained its first ever match at a Women’s World Cup.
LOOKING AHEAD
Group H will kick off the motion when Korea Republic faces off towards Morocco at 12:30 a.m. ET Sunday / 9:30 p.m. PT Saturday in Hindmarsh. Then, it’s do-or-die for the Group A fixtures as Norway faces the Philippines in Auckland at 3 a.m. ET / midnight PT, and Switzerland taking up host New Zealand on the similar time in Dunedin. Group H will end off the day with Germany and Colombia dealing with off at 5:30 a.m. ET / 2:30 a.m. PT in Sydney.
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