9:53
23′ – Conclusion from Sweden with Rubensson
Sweden are raising their center of gravity and reach the conclusion with a shot from outside Elin Rubensson, easily saved by Durante.
9:48
17′ – Italy occasion with Di Guglielmo
Di Guglielmo tries with a descent on the right, the ball goes wide.
9:41
11′ – Free kick from the trocar for the Azzurre
Keep pushing Italy. Boattin sends the ball into the area with a free kick from the trocar with his left foot, which is rejected with fists by Musovic.
9:31
1′ – Sweden-Italy begins, Cantore tries immediately
Kick-off and immediate chance for the Azzurre: Cantore tries after just 26 seconds with a right footed shot from a tight angle that engages the Sweden goalkeeper in two halves.
9:26
Teams taking to the field for the national anthems
Teams lined up in the center of the field to listen to their respective national anthems.
9:26
Guardant: “It will be strange to play against Lisa Boattin”
Linda Sembrantplayer of Juve and Sweden (who will start from the bench), presented the match shortly before the kick-off: “Italy is a team full of talent, it will be a wonderful challenge. I shared valuable information with my companions. I know the Azzurri well, not just those of Juventus“. Inevitable then a comment on the challenge in the challenge against girlfriend Lisa Boattin: “For me it will be special to find myself as an opponent against Lisa for the first time, but here at the World Cup we are opponents and we will be focused only on this. When the groups were drawn I was in retreat with Juventus and we were joking. We started laughing, we couldn’t believe it“.
9:23
The words of Bertolini and Giuliano before the match
Shortly before the start of the game, these are the words of the coach Milena Bertolini: “They are all very good girls, we have made some small changes but the way of playing is always the same. The principles are always the ones we’ve been working on since the beginning“. To the microphones of Rai also Giuliano: “Ours will certainly be a very compact midfield, ready to restart and show our quality. We pre-rarated it well, we are serene and calm, we can’t wait to get on the field. On the one hand we are many kilometers from our country, it is slightly more difficult, but seeing all these people is a really beautiful thing and I think any girl would like to be here in our place. Just to have fun and show our worth“.
9:05
Unprecedented clash between Sweden and Italy at the World Cup
This is the first meeting between Sweden and Italy during a Women’s World Cup. Sweden have alternated between losing (3) and winning (3) in their last six meetings against other European sides in the competition, beating England 2-1 in their most recent (third-place play-off in 2019).
8:45
Sweden-Italy, the official formations
These are the official formations of Sweden-Italy
SWEDEN (4-5-1): Musovic; Andersson, Eriksson, Ilestedt, Bjorn; Asllani, Angeldal, Rolfo, Kaneryd, Rubensson; Blackstenius. Ct: Peter Gerhardsson.
ITALIA (4-5-1): During; Di Guglielmo, Linari, Boattin, Salvai; Giugliano, Bonansea, Beccari, Dragoni, Caruso; Cantor. Ct: Milena Bertolini.
REFEREE: Cheryl Foster. assistants: Michelle O’Neill, Franca Overtoom. Fourth officer: Myriam Marcotte.
8:26
Cristiana Girelli blue amulet
Christian Girelli she scored Italy’s only goal on Matchday 1 against Argentina to move up to four goals in the Women’s World Cup. This is a record shared with Caroline Morace among compatriots. The Juve forward is also the only Italian to have scored in multiple editions of the tournament (2019 and 2023).
8:15
The match between Sweden and Italy is scheduled at 9.30
The match Sweden-Italyvalid for the second day of the group stage of the Women’s World Cup, is scheduled at 9.30 (Italian time) at the Regional Stadium in Wellington and will be visible live and exclusively on Rai 1 and Raiplay.
Wellington Regional Stadium (New Zealand)
2023-07-29 07:41:00
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