Let’s take a look at the player ratings from the Group G FIFA Women’s World Cup match at the FMG Stadium Waikato.
Sweden secured their spot as Group G winners with a 2-0 win over Argentina.
Despite the scoreline, Sweden struggled early on. They looked disjoint in a heavy-changed line-up and failed to create chances. This spurred some hope for Argentina, who entered the game with a fierce competitive drive. There was little to separate the teams in all.
In the second half, however, all that changed. Sweden took control with two match-winning goals. Rebecka Blomqvist nodded in a cross from Hanna Bennison to put the Swedes in front in the 66th minute. Then, in added time, substitute Elin Rubensson hammered in a second goal to seal a 2-0 victory.
The result gave Sweden nine points from three games, ensuring the top seed in Group G. Next up is the United States in a last-16 tie in Melbourne on Sunday. On the other side, Argentina are out of the World Cup. The South Americans only scored one point, leaving them with a fourth-place finish in the group.
Argentina Women vs Sweden Women Player Ratings
ARGENTINA: Vanina Correa (6); Sophia Braun (6), Camila Gomez (7), Aldana Cometti (7), Eliana Stabile (6); Adriana Sachs (5), Julieta Cruz (6); Romina Nunez (6), Estefania Banini (6), Florencia Bonsegundo (5); Mariana Larroquette (5).
BENCH: Daiana Falfan (6), Dalila Ippolito (6), Yamila Rodriguez (5), Gabriela Chavez (6), Erica Lonigro (6).
SWEDEN: Jennifer Falk (7); Stina Lennartsson (6), Amanda Ilestedt (6), Magdalena Eriksson (7), Anna Sandberg (7); Hanna Bennison (7), Caroline Seger (6); Sofia Jakobsson (8), Madelen Janogy (7), Olivia Schough (5); Rebecka Blomqvist (7).
BENCH: Linda Sembrant (7), Lina Hurtig (6), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (6), Elin Rubensson (8).
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