World Cup NOW: Sweden has 'blueprint' to beat Spain
After Sweden edged Japan to advance to the semifinal round, the "World Cup NOW" crew explained why its key to beating Spain is similar.AUGUST 11, 2023
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Sweden advances to Semifinal, tops Japan 2-1
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KEY PLAYERS
Filippa Angeldahl SWE - #16
1 Goal (PK), 3 SOG, 48 Passes
Honoka Hayashi JPN - #16
1 Goal, 10 Passes
Amanda Ilestedt SWE - #13
1 Goal, 67 Passes
Aoba Fujino JPN - #15
1 SOG, 25 Passes
substitutes
Jun Endo #13 • M 
45'
45'Riko Ueki #9 • F 52'
52' Honoka Hayashi #16 • M 81'
81' Seike Kiko #17 • M 80'
80'Remina Chiba #22 • F
Maika Hamano #20 • F 90+2'
90+2'Chika Hirao #21 • G
Rion Ishikawa #23 • D
Shiori Miyake #5 • D
Miyabi Moriya #19 • D
Hikaru Naomoto #8 • M
Momoko Tanaka #18 • G
72' F • #8 Lina Hurtig 72' F • #7 Madelen Janogy 84' M • #20 Hanna Bennison 84' F • #10 Sofia Jakobsson F • #15 Rebecka Blomqvist
G • #21 Tove Enblom
G • #12 Jennifer Falk
M • #4 Stina Lennartsson
D • #5 Anna Sandberg
M • #22 Olivia Schough
M • #17 Caroline Seger
D • #3 Linda Sembrant
- substitutesJun Endo #13 • M 45'Riko Ueki #9 • F 52' Honoka Hayashi #16 • M 81' Seike Kiko #17 • M 80'Remina Chiba #22 • FMaika Hamano #20 • F 90+2'Chika Hirao #21 • GRion Ishikawa #23 • DShiori Miyake #5 • DMiyabi Moriya #19 • DHikaru Naomoto #8 • MMomoko Tanaka #18 • G
- substitutes 72' F • #8 Lina Hurtig 72' F • #7 Madelen Janogy 84' M • #20 Hanna Bennison 84' F • #10 Sofia JakobssonF • #15 Rebecka BlomqvistG • #21 Tove EnblomG • #12 Jennifer FalkM • #4 Stina LennartssonD • #5 Anna SandbergM • #22 Olivia SchoughM • #17 Caroline SegerD • #3 Linda Sembrant
ODDS
SEE ALL ODDS
TOTAL
The over/under was 2.5 and the teams scored 3 goals, so people who bet the over won
OVER
TEAM TO WIN
Sweden won at +230 odds so a bet of $100 won $330 total
SPREAD
Japan needed to win by 1 goal or more to cover the spread. They did not cover, so people who took Sweden won.
KEY PLAYS
SWE GOAL
JPN 0 SWE 1
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 1
SWE GOAL
JPN 0 SWE 2
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
SWE KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
SWE KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
SWE KEY PLAY
JPN 0 SWE 2
JPN GOAL
JPN 1 SWE 2
JPN KEY PLAY
JPN 1 SWE 2
