Women’s World Cup LIVE: Japan vs Sweden latest score and updates after Spain edge Netherlands

81 minutes: This miss has actually sucked some momentum out of Japan’s sails.

76 minutes: What an opportunity that was for Japan – a purpose whereas they have been on high and they might have been assured of occurring to seek out the equaliser. But that’s an enormous blow to their momentum.

The penalty thunders the underside of the crossbar and it rebounds out!

Sweden, as soon as once more, survive by the barest of margins!

PENALTY TO JAPAN! A lifeline?

72 minutes: Sweden know they’re beneath some strain now, so make a double change to strive and get some legs again on. Off come Asllani and Rolfo, and they’re changed by Madelen Janogy and Lina Hurtig, who scored the profitable penalty in opposition to USA.

69 minutes: This is significantly better from Japan, who’re on high for the primary time within the match! They are lastly in a position to play their approach by way of Sweden, however Endo is unable to get away from the defence. But Japan maintain it and work one other likelihood for Fujino, who forces Musovic right into a save all the way down to her left!

65 minutes: But an opportunity now for Japan! Fujino makes a superb run down the precise and creates area for the cross. It breaks to Hasegawa, who lifts her shot over the crossbar from the angle.

61 minutes: Sweden take in a spell of strain from Japan, who’ve but to hassle Zecira Musovic or drive her into any form of save. That’s fairly outstanding, from a crew who got here into the quarter-finals having scored extra objectives than anybody else.

56 minutes: This is by far Sweden’s greatest efficiency of the World Cup. They are heading for a outstanding fourth semi-final in a row at a serious competitors (World Cup, Olympics, Euros, World Cup), which is only a gorgeous spell of consistency.

They didn’t mild up the group stage, as a substitute grinding out efficient, environment friendly wins. They escaped in opposition to the USA after attending to penalies, however they’ve been dominant in opposition to Japan.

51 minutes: But that’s a catastrophe for Japan, who’ve by no means been allowed to settle on this match. Japan return to their bench, as Riko Ueki replaces Tanaka.

Sweden had threatened simply earlier than the penalty, as Johanna Rytting Kaneryd acquired down the precise and compelled a powerful cease from Yamashita within the Japan purpose.

But it led to the nook, and Japan as soon as once more struggled to take care of. Even if Nagano was unfortunate that the ball hit her arm from such shut vary.