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Sweden ended their women’s World Cup campaign on a high by beating England 2-1 in Saturday’s third-place play-off in Nice, as Sofia Jakobsson’s first-half strike proved to be the winner.
England were looking to overcome the disappointment of defeat to the United States earlier in the week, while Sweden were coming off the back of a loss against the Netherlands.
The Lionesses got off to a dreadful start when Alex Greenwood failed to clear a cross, allowing Kosovare Asllani to finish past Telford. Sweden then doubled their lead when Sofia Jakobsson exploited time in the box to curl a shot in at the back post.
England then sparked into life and Fran Kirby’s excellent solo effort preceded White’s disallowed goal minutes later.
In the second half, England controlled the ball for much of the first 25 minutes, but struggled to find their way through an obdurate Swedish defence although Lucy Bronze had a shot cleared off the line at the death.
England will be desperately disappointed to end with two consecutive defeats when just seven days ago they were dreaming of winning the whole tournament, but there is much to build on in the coming years as public support increases.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden): The forward scored one goal for Sweden as they ruthlessly took their chances and moved out of reach of England, and she was a constant threat in the match as Sweden had to look to attack on the counter in the second half. There were no great performances in the match, but hers was a vital one nonetheless.
PLAYER RATINGS
England: Telford 5, Bronze 6, Greenwood 5, Houghton 6, Parris 6, Scott 6, Kirby 7, McManus 6, Moore 6, White 7, Mead 6. Subs: Taylor 6, Carney 7, Daly 6.
Sweden: Lindahl 7, Sembrant 6, Glas 6, Fischer 7, Eriksson 6, Asllani 7, Jakobsson 8, Blackstenius 7, Bjorn 6, Seger 6, Rolfo 6. Subs: Hurtig 7, Olme 6, Ilestedt 6.
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| Sweden beat England 2-1 to win bronze at women’s World Cup |
England were looking to overcome the disappointment of defeat to the United States earlier in the week, while Sweden were coming off the back of a loss against the Netherlands.
The Lionesses got off to a dreadful start when Alex Greenwood failed to clear a cross, allowing Kosovare Asllani to finish past Telford. Sweden then doubled their lead when Sofia Jakobsson exploited time in the box to curl a shot in at the back post.
England then sparked into life and Fran Kirby’s excellent solo effort preceded White’s disallowed goal minutes later.
In the second half, England controlled the ball for much of the first 25 minutes, but struggled to find their way through an obdurate Swedish defence although Lucy Bronze had a shot cleared off the line at the death.
England will be desperately disappointed to end with two consecutive defeats when just seven days ago they were dreaming of winning the whole tournament, but there is much to build on in the coming years as public support increases.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Sofia Jakobsson (Sweden): The forward scored one goal for Sweden as they ruthlessly took their chances and moved out of reach of England, and she was a constant threat in the match as Sweden had to look to attack on the counter in the second half. There were no great performances in the match, but hers was a vital one nonetheless.
PLAYER RATINGS
England: Telford 5, Bronze 6, Greenwood 5, Houghton 6, Parris 6, Scott 6, Kirby 7, McManus 6, Moore 6, White 7, Mead 6. Subs: Taylor 6, Carney 7, Daly 6.
Sweden: Lindahl 7, Sembrant 6, Glas 6, Fischer 7, Eriksson 6, Asllani 7, Jakobsson 8, Blackstenius 7, Bjorn 6, Seger 6, Rolfo 6. Subs: Hurtig 7, Olme 6, Ilestedt 6.
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