This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates from Sweden vs USA in the round of 16 Women’s World Cup match on August 6, 2023.
This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates from Sweden vs USA in the round of 16 Women’s World Cup match on August 6, 2023.
- Sweden knock out holders USA 5-4 on penalties in a madcap shootout, with the final penalty kick confirmed by VAR.
- The last-16 Women’s World Cup game had ended 0-0 after extra time, with two-time defending champions the USA dominant but unable to find a way to score past the excellent Swedish goalkeeper Zerica Musovic.
- Sweden will face Japan in the quarter-final, while the USA make their earliest-ever exit from the Women’s World Cup.
- FIFA rankings: Sweden (3), USA (1).