Japan vs Sweden

FIFA Women's World Cup - Quarter-finals 11 Aug 2023, 07:30
Japan
Japan
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sweden
Sweden
🏟 Eden Park (Auckland) 👤 E. Staubli Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Sweden edged past Japan 2-1 in the FIFA Women's World Cup - Quarter-finals on 11 August 2023.

Sweden had 15 shots to Japan's 11.

The match was played at Eden Park (Auckland), with E. Staubli in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 11 - 15 On target 3 - 6 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 7 - 11 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Amanda Ilestedt
Sweden · 1 goal
8 Aoba Fujino captained the side
7 Honoka Hayashi 1 goal
7 Filippa Angeldahl 1 goal
7 Ayaka Yamashita 4 saves
First half vs second half
Japan stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 0 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–11 11–4
Shots On Goal 0–4 3–2
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 1–1 3–2
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 15
3 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 13
3 Shots Outside Box 2
7 Fouls 11
4 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
50% Ball Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 2
478 Passes Total 484
386 Passes Accurate 392
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Japan · 3-4-3
1 A. Yamashita
12 H. Takahashi 4 S. Kumagai 3 M. Minami
2 R. Shimizu 10 F. Nagano 14 Y. Hasegawa 6 H. Sugita
15 A. Fujino 11 M. Tanaka 7 H. Miyazawa
Sweden · 4-2-3-1
1 Z. Musovic
14 N. Bjorn 13 A. Ilestedt 6 M. Eriksson 2 J. Andersson
16 F. Angeldahl 23 E. Rubensson
19 J. Kaneryd 9 K. Asllani 18 F. Rolfö
11 S. Blackstenius
Japan
Coach
F. Ikeda
Substitutes
  • 13 Jun Endo
  • 9 Riko Ueki
  • 17 Kiko Seike
  • 16 Honoka Hayashi
  • 20 Maika Hamano
  • 18 Momoko Tanaka
  • 21 Chika Hirao
  • 5 Shiori Miyake
  • 19 Miyabi Moriya
  • 23 Rion Ishikawa
  • 8 Hikaru Naomoto
  • 22 Remina Chiba
Sweden
Coach
P. Gerhardsson
Substitutes
  • 7 Madelen Janogy
  • 8 Lina Hurtig
  • 20 Hanna Bennison
  • 10 Sofia Jakobsson
  • 12 Jennifer Falk
  • 21 Tove Enblom
  • 3 Linda Sembrant
  • 5 Anna Sandberg
  • 4 Stina Lennartsson
  • 17 Caroline Seger
  • 15 Rebecka Blomqvist
  • 22 Olivia Schough
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Endo ↓ H. Sugita Japan
  • 52' ↑ R. Ueki ↓ Minami Tanaka Japan
  • 72' ↑ M. Janogy ↓ K. Asllani Sweden
  • 73' ↑ L. Hurtig ↓ F. Rolfö Sweden
  • 81' ↑ H. Hayashi ↓ F. Nagano Japan
  • 81' ↑ K. Seike ↓ H. Miyazawa Japan
  • 84' ↑ S. Jakobsson ↓ J. Rytting Kaneryd Sweden
  • 84' ↑ H. Bennison ↓ E. Rubensson Sweden
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Hamano ↓ H. Takahashi Japan
Cards
  • 79' R. Ueki Japan
Head-to-head
Japan 0 0 draws 2 Sweden
2023-08-11 Japan vs Sweden 1 - 2
2021-07-30 Sweden vs Japan 3 - 1
Recent form
Japan D W W W W
Sweden D L L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Japan vs Sweden?
Japan lost 1-2 against Sweden on 11 August 2023.
Who won Japan vs Sweden?
Sweden won the match 2-1.
Where was Japan vs Sweden played?
The match was played at Eden Park (Auckland).
Who had more possession in Japan vs Sweden?
Japan had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.