translated from Spanish: Sweden defeated England and takes third place in the Women’s World Cup

The Sweden national team took third place in the Women’s World Cup ‘France 2019’ on Saturday, after defeating their England like- 2–1 in the definition of the podium. Those who were rivals of José Letelier’s ‘Red’ in the group stage, in a duel that ended with Scandinavian victory 2-0, finally took bronze, repeating the place they achieved in China 1991 and Germany 2011. The combined auriazul took the lead in Kosovare Asllani’s 11-minute scoring, with a powerful finish after taking advantage of a bad start from English defender Alex Greenwood. Before half an hour, at 22′, he increased Sweden on the board with the conquest of forward Sofia Jakobsson after a good play. All the goals of the brega came in the first stage. England managed to deduct in the 31st minute of play with a high-billed goal from Francesca Kirby, after a remarkable individual action. At 34′ the English were in the draw through Ellen White, but the VAR came into action and knocked out the conquest by touching the ball with their hand before their punch. The second fraction showed dynamics, but the marker would not move again. With this, Sweden closed the victory in its favour and took third place in the planetary tournament. The final will be played this Sunday at The Parc Olympique Lyonnais and will star the U.S. national team, the reigning world champion, and the Netherlands.

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