Semi-Final Preview: The Matildas take on Sweden

Tonight, the Matildas will take on world number five and reigning Olympic silver medallists, Sweden in the semi-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Nissan Stadium, Yokohama.

It will be the third time the two sides have met in just under two months, with both previous encounters resulting in tight contests.

For the Matildas, the road to the semi-finals started with a high-energy 2 – 1 win over Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand, before a 4 – 2 loss to Sweden and a 0 – 0 draw with the United States saw them finish with four group stage points.

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The points and third placing were enough to see Australia progress out of a tough Group G – which has produced three of the four Tokyo 2020 semi-finalists – where they would meet Great Britain in the quarter-finals.

In one of the matches of the tournament so far, the Matildas recorded a famous 4 – 3 victory over a strong Great Britain side in extra time.

Read the full match preview at Australian Olympic Team