Spain have beaten Sweden to reach the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia-New Zealand 2023.Spain scored three goals in the final 10 minutes to earn a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sweden in the tournament’s semi-final at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, on 15 May. Spain, whose previous best result was the round of 16 at the 2019 tournament in France, reached the World Cup final for the first time in its history. Despite losing 0-4 to Japan in the group stage, the Spaniards defeated Costa Rica (3-0) and Zambia (5-0) in their previous two matches to finish second in their group behind Japan, and went on to beat Switzerland (5-1) in the round of 16 and the Netherlands (2-1) in the quarter-finals .Sweden defeated Japan 2-1 in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals, creating a bitey relationship between the three nations in the tournament. Spain also won their first ever A-match against Sweden .However, ten of the previous eleven meetings (four draws and seven defeats) were played before 2002, and the general consensus is that Spain have been better than Sweden in recent years. Spain will play the winner of the Australia-England match on 16 June (kick-off 7pm) for the trophy at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia on 20 June (kick-off 7pm).Spain, who consistently dominated the midfield battle, were unfortunate to see Alvaro Redondo’s crucial 26th-minute effort go wide of the post. A cross from the left by Henrikh Hermoso was met by Redondo, who was charging into the box, and he headed to the left of the post. Just before the ball was cleared off 카지노사이트킹 the line, Salma Farahuelo made a difficult save to cut-back, but Redondo’s second attempt, with Redondo stumbling, was just wide left of the post .The Spaniards pounded away and eventually took the lead. In the 36th minute, Spain’s diagonal cross hit the defence and Farahuelo, who was at the front of the goal area, placed a right-footed grounder into the bottom right corner of the net to make it 1-0.That was just the beginning of the “thriller” that unfolded in the final 10 minutes .Sweden equalised in the 43rd minute when Rebecca Blomkvist scored a right-footed volley off a header pass from Lina Hurtig. Olga Carmona, who has a knack for shooting from mid-range, put the finishing touches on a game that seemed headed for overtime .Carmona converted a Teresa Aveira corner in the 44th minute with a powerful right-footed mid-range shot .The outstretched shot hit the crossbar and crossed the goal line.