Sweden bested event co-host Australia in a fierce struggle for 1/3 position on the 2023 FIFA Girls’s Global Cup on Saturday at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. 

It used to be Sweden’s relentless offensive power that earned it two targets at the scoreboard. The two-0 victory marks Sweden’s fourth third-place end, probably the most of any nation in Girls’s Global Cup historical past.

The “World Cup NOW” workforce — Jimmy Conrad, Leslie Osborne and Melissa Ortiz — mentioned Sweden’s win and speculate about what lies in collect for the staff in the future. The workforce additionally explores Australia’s exit on this event and the affect it has had at the host people.

Conrad: “Congratulations to Sweden. There’s something to be said for being consistently good enough to play in the third-place game and win that. … It’s only gonna get harder for Sweden to win this, it’s not gonna get any easier. … I don’t really know where Sweden goes from here, because they’re not really doing much wrong, it’s just these fine margins that aren’t going their way in those big moments. … I’m curious, because it feels almost unanswerable.”

Ortiz: “We mentioned the new generation — Asllani, this is most likely her last World Cup — but did we really see youth players out of Sweden? Like really stand out? Did we really see the newer generation on the Swedish side? I don’t think we did, so that’s one of the things I find alarming. They are one of the oldest teams in this World Cup.”

Conrad: “Can’t knock their [Sweden’s] consistency, they’re very good at being almost good enough to win it all. … For Australia, this is a seminal moment for them. It [this tournament] is going to change the complexion of the game in this country, you can feel it. And I’m so glad they went as far as they did.”

Take a look at the whole Girls’s Global Cup agenda and find out how to keep watch every fit are living right here. To find the untouched rankings right here.

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