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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup live - Japan take on Sweden for spot in semi-finals

Women's World Cup / Quarter-final
Eden Park / 11.08.2023
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Yara El-Shaboury

Updated 11/08/2023 at 09:27 GMT


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FULL-TIME: JAPAN 1-2 SWEDEN
It was tense, and Japan pushed but Sweden hold their nerve to make it to the semi-finals.
90+6'
JAPAN FREE-KICK
Endo's free-kick is headed away by Hurtig. Hamano tries her chance from distance but her shot is wide.
90+3'
SAVE
Ueki's shot is saved by Musovic! So frantic now.
90'
TEN MINUTES OF ADDED TIME
Musovic is getting some treatment, and then we get the sign. Ten minutes for Japan to find an equaliser.
86'
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GOAL! JAPAN 1-2 SWEDEN
Outside the box, Eriksson makes a shove which is a clear foul.
Hayashi takes it, and it hits the crossbar. Play continues and the ball ends up at the feet of Hayashi who hammers it home.
Can they find one more to take this to extra-time?
H. Hayashi
Goal
H. Hayashi
Japan (W)
Japan (W)
Goals1
On target1
84'
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SWEDEN CHANGES
And now Sweden will make some changes to see this out. Bennison and Jakobsson come on for Rubensson and Kaneryd.
81'
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JAPAN DOUBLE CHANGE
Nagano and Miyazwa make way for Hayashi and Seike.
K. Seike
On
K. Seike
Japan (W)
Japan (W)
H. Miyazawa
Off
H. Miyazawa
Japan (W)
Japan (W)
Fouls against1
79'
YELLOW CARD
Ueki gets booked for a foul, and that's Japan's first booking of the tournament.
It's just not their day on all fronts.
79'
PLAY CONTINUES
The keeper was on her line and play continues!
78'
IS THIS GOING TO BE RETAKEN?
They are now checking if Musovic was off her line.
The nerves!
76'
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JAPAN MISS THE PENALTY
Ueki takes the penalty, and it's off the bar!
74'
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PENALTY FOR JAPAN
Ueki goes down, and the referee points to the spot.
The replay shows that there isn't much in it. We wait for the review.
73'
MORE CHANCES FOR JAPAN
Ueki with a lovely lay-off for Hasegawa who takes a shot. It's deflected, and Japan win a corner.
72'
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SWEDEN DOUBLE CHANGE
Asllani and Rolfo make way for Janogy and Hurtig.
M. Emma Jansson
On
M. Emma Jansson
Sweden (W)
Sweden (W)
K. Asllani
Off
K. Asllani
Sweden (W)
Sweden (W)
On target1
Fouls3
Fouls against2
Hit Post / Hit Bar1
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JAPAN COUNTER
Endo races away, and she's almost through on goal. She opts to wait for her team mates for support, and Ilestedt makes the block.
Minutes later, Fujino has a good chance, but Musovic makes a good save.
Japan coming to life, but is it too little, too late?
70'
JAPAN DON'T GET THE CALL THEY DON'T WANT
After a Hasegawa shot goes over the bar, Ueki is challenged near the box, but no free-kick is given. Loud boos ring out from the crowd, but play carries on.
64'
JAPAN CHANCE
Good ball from Endo that finds Fujino. But it's awkward, and she hits it into the ground before it loops over just above the bar and it bounces off the roof of the net.
62'
JAPAN WITH SOME OF THE BALL
Japan finally have some of the ball in the final third, and their is some good play but again, they're not winning any of the crosses that come in.
They try and go centrally and play some incisive passes, but Sweden are forcing them wide.
57'
JAPAN BALL IN
Hasegawa with the ball in from a cross, but it's so difficult for this Japan side to out-jump Sweden. Too big of a height difference.
55'
SWEDEN BEST AT STOPPING JAPAN
This has EASILY been Sweden's best performance of the tournament.
Everything that Japan have done well leading up to this, Sweden have managed to nullify.