For an entire half of a World Cup quarterfinal, Sweden confounded Japan on and off the ball. What had been expected to be a matchup of a flying Japanese offense against a patient Swedish defense swung ...

Our live coverage of today’s matches has ended. Scroll through the posts below to see how the games unfolded. Spain has enjoyed a fantastic turnaround at the World Cup having been thrashed 4-0 by ...

Teams with tough defenses in this tournament collide Friday as Japan and Sweden square off in the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Japan breezed through the group stage, outscoring ...

Sweden rode yet another goal by defender Amanda Ilestedt and got a second from the penalty spot via Filippa Angeldal to defeat Japan, 2-1, Friday in Auckland, New Zealand and advance to the semifinals ...

There will be a first-time champion at the 2023 Women's World Cup. Japan, the only remaining previous World Cup winner, was stunned by Sweden on Friday, losing 2-1. The 2011 World Cup champions are ...

AUCKLAND, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Sweden held off a late Japan fightback to reach the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup for the fifth time with a 2-1 win at Eden Park on Friday, leaving the tournament ...

Sweden's victory against the United States might not have reached the level of a David beating Goliath upset, but it essentially has made it a wide open race for the 2023 World Cup championship.

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup continued Friday (on FOX and the FOX Sports app) with Sweden eliminating Japan in the quarterfinal round at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Japan and Sweden checked ...

Sweden is set to face Japan in the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Friday at Eden Park in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Japan have been one of the tournament’s most in-form teams and finding a way ...