Sweden vs Italy, 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA Women's World CupSweden rout Italy 5-0 to reach World Cup knockout stage
A three-goal blitz just before halftime helped Sweden to a dominant 5-0 win over Italy in Wellington on Saturday as they booked their spot in the Women's World Cup knockout stage with a match to spare.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barbara Bonansea.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Arianna Caruso (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Manuela Giugliano (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giulia Dragoni.
- 3': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Elin Rubensson.
- 3': Attempt missed. Arianna Caruso (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manuela Giugliano with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Offside, Italy. Barbara Bonansea tries a through ball, but Lisa Boattin is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Jonna Andersson (Sweden).
- 10': Sofia Cantore (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt saved. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chiara Beccari.
- 17': Attempt missed. Lucia Di Guglielmo (Italy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 20': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Kosovare Asllani (Sweden).
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Lisa Boattin (Italy).
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt saved. Elin Rubensson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 26': Chiara Beccari (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filippa Angeldahl.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 28': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Elena Linari.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Lucia Di Guglielmo (Italy).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nathalie Björn (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 30': Arianna Caruso (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden).
- 31': Barbara Bonansea (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Elin Rubensson (Sweden).
- 37': Foul by Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden).
- 37': Lisa Boattin (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Lisa Boattin.
- 39': Goal! Sweden 1, Italy 0. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Lucia Di Guglielmo.
- 44': Goal! Sweden 2, Italy 0. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
- 45'+1': Goal! Sweden 3, Italy 0. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': Chiara Beccari (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Elin Rubensson (Sweden).
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Chiara Beccari (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jonna Andersson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Sweden 3, Italy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 3, Italy 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Fridolina Rolfö (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathalie Björn.
- 48': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Barbara Bonansea.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Nathalie Björn (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Barbara Bonansea.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross.
- 49': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Barbara Bonansea.
- 50': Goal! Sweden 4, Italy 0. Amanda Ilestedt (Sweden) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jonna Andersson with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Offside, Sweden. Kosovare Asllani tries a through ball, but Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is caught offside.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Francesca Durante (Italy).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Cecilia Salvai.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Elin Rubensson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt missed. Elin Rubensson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani.
- 59': Substitution, Italy. Giada Greggi replaces Giulia Dragoni.
- 59': Substitution, Italy. Martina Lenzini replaces Lucia Di Guglielmo.
- 59': Substitution, Italy. Annamaria Serturini replaces Barbara Bonansea.
- 60': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giada Greggi.
- 62': Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amanda Ilestedt.
- 62': Substitution, Sweden. Olivia Schough replaces Fridolina Rolfö.
- 62': Substitution, Sweden. Madelen Janogy replaces Kosovare Asllani.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sofia Cantore (Italy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Annamaria Serturini with a cross.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Chiara Beccari (Italy).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Giada Greggi (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
- 69': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Amanda Ilestedt.
- 71': Substitution, Italy. Valentina Cernoia replaces Arianna Caruso.
- 73': Foul by Nathalie Björn (Sweden).
- 73': Sofia Cantore (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sweden. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
- 75': Substitution, Sweden. Caroline Seger replaces Elin Rubensson.
- 75': Substitution, Italy. Valentina Giacinti replaces Chiara Beccari.
- 76': Foul by Madelen Janogy (Sweden).
- 76': Valentina Cernoia (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Olivia Schough (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Foul by Caroline Seger (Sweden).
- 79': Giada Greggi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, Sweden. Olivia Schough tries a through ball, but Sofia Jakobsson is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden).
- 85': Lisa Boattin (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Valentina Giacinti (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofia Cantore.
- 88': Attempt saved. Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius with a through ball.
- 88': Foul by Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden).
- 88': Francesca Durante (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Sweden. Rebecka Blomqvist replaces Stina Blackstenius.
- 89': Foul by Nathalie Björn (Sweden).
- 89': Valentina Giacinti (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Valentina Cernoia (Italy).
- 90'+4': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sofia Jakobsson.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Lisa Boattin (Italy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentina Cernoia with a cross.
- 90'+5': Goal! Sweden 5, Italy 0. Rebecka Blomqvist (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofia Jakobsson with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sweden 5, Italy 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sweden 5, Italy 0.
Statistics
 ITA |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.2 | Possession | 46.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 351 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 467 | Passes | 405 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 30 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 19 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 29,143
Venue: Sky Stadium
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 29,143
FIFA Women's World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Argentina | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
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 Angeldal |
| 11 | Stina Blackstenius |
| 18 | Fridolina Rolfö |
| 19 | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd |
Italy (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Francesca Durante (GK) |
| 23 | Cecilia Salvai |
| 5 | Elena Linari |
| 17 | Lisa Boattin |
| 4 | Lucia Di Guglielmo |
| 16 | Giulia Dragoni |
| 18 | Arianna Caruso |
| 6 | Manuela Giugliano |
| 14 | Chiara Beccari |
| 8 | Barbara Bonansea |
| 7 | Sofia Cantore |
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