Japan vs Sweden 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Quarterfinals

Japan

87': Honoka Hayashi

FT
1 - 2

Sweden

32': Amanda Ilestedt
51': Filippa Angeldahl (P)

Sweden sneak past Japan to set up semifinal against Spain

Sweden held off a late Japan fightback to reach the semifinals of the Women's World Cup for the fifth time with a 2-1 win at Eden Park on Friday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
32': Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 1. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
45': Substitution, Japan. Jun Endo replaces Hina Sugita.
45': Second Half begins Japan 0, Sweden 1.
51': Goal! Japan 0, Sweden 2. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
52': Substitution, Japan. Riko Ueki replaces Mina Tanaka.
72': Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Kosovare Asllani.
73': Substitution, Sweden. Lina Hurtig replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
76': Penalty missed! Still Japan 0, Sweden 2. Riko Ueki (Japan) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
79': Riko Ueki (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Japan. Kiko Seike replaces Hinata Miyazawa.
81': Substitution, Japan. Honoka Hayashi replaces Fuka Nagano.
84': Substitution, Sweden. Hanna Bennison replaces Elin Rubensson.
84': Substitution, Sweden. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
87': Goal! Japan 1, Sweden 2. Honoka Hayashi (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Substitution, Japan. Maika Hamano replaces Hana Takahashi.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup

Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 43,217

Statistics

SWE		JPN
11	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	4
49.8	Possession	50.2
15	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
393	Accurate Passes	388
485	Passes	479
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
12	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.2
59	Long Balls	45
22	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	10
20	Tackles	19
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	14
27	Effective Clearances	19
27	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Japan (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Ayaka Yamashita (GK)
4	Saki Kumagai
3	Moeka Minami
12	Hana Takahashi
14	Yui Hasegawa
10	Fuka Nagano
6	Hina Sugita
2	Risa Shimizu
11	Mina Tanaka
7	Hinata Miyazawa
15	Aoba Fujino

Substitutes:

Remina Chiba, Chika Hirao, Honoka Hayashi, Miyabi Moriya, Rion Ishikawa, Riko Ueki, Kiko Seike, Hikaru Naomoto, Jun Endo, Shiori Miyake, Maika Hamano, Momoko Tanaka.

Sweden (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Zecira Musovic (GK)
6	Magdalena Eriksson
13	Amanda Ilestedt
2	Jonna Andersson
14	Nathalie Björn
9	Kosovare Asllani
23	Elin Rubensson
16	Filippa Angeldahl
11	Stina Blackstenius
18	Fridolina Rolfö
19	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

Substitutes:

Linda Sembrant, Anna Sandberg, Lina Hurtig, Tove Enblom, Stina Lennartsson, Jennifer Falk, Olivia Schough, Sofia Jakobsson, Madelen Janogy, Rebecka Blomqvist, Caroline Seger, Hanna Bennison.