One of just seven countries to have competed in every FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, Sweden will go to Australia & New Zealand in 2023 hoping to end a 32-year title drought. In the group of G, Team Sweden Women’s will face with the South Africa Banyana Banyana (nick name of the national women’s team of South Africa) Women’s team for preliminary game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
Here’s everything you will need to know ahead of Sweden vs South Africa football match time, how to watch, team news and updates.
SWEDEN V SOUTH AFRICA: MATCH TIME, VENUE
Date: Saturday, July 23
Time:
17:00 (Wellington)
07:00 (Stockholm)
07:00 (Stockholm)
1:00 (EST)
Venue: Wellington, New Zealand
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SWEDEN & SOUTH AFRICA TEAMS NEWS
After right-back Hanna Lundkvist sustained an ankle injury during the team’s final pre-tournament friendly match against the Philippines and was forced to withdraw, Stina Lennartsson was brought in to fill her spot, giving Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson a lot to deal with. While playing a round of golf, the latter was told of the call-up.
Star striker Fridolina Rolfo has acknowledged that she is still suffering with a chronic knee ailment and that she has been unwell, which prevented her from participating in training earlier this week.
Due to a thigh injury, Amanda Ilestedt was unable to complete Friday’s practice, and veteran central defender Linda Sembrant also left early. All of this is on top of Caroline Seger’s ongoing calf ailments, which have kept the nation’s most capped player from playing much football since April and, as she acknowledges, may limit her participation at the competition.
📸 Team Building session 😅💪🏽💚💛🇿🇦#LiveTheImpossible pic.twitter.com/TNVu2KmKi8
— Banyana_Banyana (@Banyana_Banyana) July 21, 2023
The current Olympic silver medalists, who are ranked third in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s Ranking, are still viewed as legitimate title challengers despite injuries that have hampered their development. Therefore, it will be imperative to start Wellington’s match on a winning note. Read more
HOW TO WATCH SWEDEN VS SOUTH AFRICA LIVE: TV CHANNEL
In the USA subscribers to cable, fiber or satellite service can use their login information to stream the game on apps or on the channel’s website. There are options to stream it both in English and Spanish:
- English: FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app
- Spanish: TelemundoDeportes.com, Telemundo Deportes app
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- United States: FuboTV, FOX, Peacock (Spanish), Telemundo (Spanish)
- UK: BBC 2
- Canada: TSN, RDS.ca (French)
- Zambia: SS Football, SS Variety 3, ZNBC
- Japan: NHK BS1, FIFA+ (English)
Check FIFA.com for broadcast listings in your region.
Statistics to watch
Sweden has won two and drawn two of their previous four FIFA Women’s World Cup games against opponents from Africa.
The last four FIFA Women’s World Cup final matches have featured Caroline Seger, who is about to become the first Swede to compete in five iterations of the championship.Compared to South Africa’s 11 players, 14 members of Sweden’s team for the 2023 finals have participated in a Women’s World Cup match.
Lena Videkull of Sweden scored the first goal in Women’s World Cup history after only 30 seconds of their 8-0 group-stage triumph over Japan. That victory at the finals is still the biggest for the country.
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Seger 🤜🤛 Rytting Kaneryd#SWE | #FIFAWWC pic.twitter.com/UyClZDQJTh
— Svensk Fotboll (@svenskfotboll) July 21, 2023
