USA vs Sweden, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Highlights: Musovic shines, SWE seal thrilling shootout win vs USA in RO16

A corner for Sweden and Asllani sends in an inswinging one. It is going towards the USA goal and Naeher pushes it away!

USA 0-0 Sweden, 22' 1st half

Rodman tries to put in a cross into the box from the right, but finds a Swedish player instead. Then, she shoots the first shot on target of the match. She goes on a solo run in the middle towards the edge of the opposition box and drills in a shot, which hits the the goalkeeper. Musovic spills it and then a defender clears it away!

USA 0-0 Sweden, 19:00' 1st half

USA have the ball and Horan tries to thread in a through ball to Morgan, but the Swedish defends stops it. USA have been keeping the ball a lot right now and are spraying it around!

USA 0-0 Sweden, 16:00' 1st half

First shot of the game! Morgan passes it to Rodman down riht and she finds Smith in the Swedish box, but she can't get a shot. The ball goes to Sullivan, who is outside the box and drives in a right-footed effort, which is wide of the left hand post.

USA 0-0 Sweden, 7:00' 1st half

Both sides are aiming for midfield supremacy, and the tactical battle has begun right from the start! A long ball by Girma, but too much of power and it goes out for a Swedish goal-kick!

USA 0-0 Sweden, 4:00' 1st half

The match begins as USA get the first half underway in Melbourne!

USA 0-0 Sweden, 1st half

Both teams walk in for their respective national anthems. Stay tuned folks!

Swedish captain Seger has been benched due to calf injury.

Musovic (GK), Andersson, ERiksso, Asllani (C), Blackstenius, Ilestedt, Bjorn, Angeldal, ROlfo, Kaneryd, Rubensson

Naeher (GK), Girma, Ertz, Horan (C), Smith, Morgan, Sonnett, Sullivan, Dunn, Rodman, Fox

Ahead of the match, Sweden's head coach Gerhardsson said, "There are a lot of new players in both line-ups so history is less important."

"I have great confidence in the squad. We believe in this, believe we can win," he further added.

Sweden have reached the knockouts of the World Cup for the eighth time in nine appearances, failing only in 2007. They have entered the semis in three of their last four knockout stage appearances, with the exception being a 4-1 defeat to Germany in the last 16 in 2015.

USA have only lost two of their last 12 matches vs Sweden in all competitions (won five and five draws). Their most recent meeting was at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, where Sweden won 3-0!

Ahead of the match, Sweden's Bjorn said, "We get very, very motivated by that. We will have full focus on Sunday. We will do everything we can as a team, as individuals, then we will make sure we knock out the USA."

Ahead of the match, USA's Rapinoe said, "I'm very optimistic about our chances tomorrow, but regardless, these are players that have really changed the game. Not only in Sweden and the U.S. but globally. Having been able to play with both of them, they're great teammates and have been leaders for so long at the highest stage. They're huge impact players."

Ahead of the match, USA's Morgan said, "I'm very optimistic about our chances tomorrow, but regardless, these are players that have really changed the game. Not only in Sweden and the U.S. but globally. Having been able to play with both of them, they're great teammates and have been leaders for so long at the highest stage. They're huge impact players.."

During the group stage, USA finished second in Group E with five points in three matches, packed with one win and two draws. Meanwhile, Sweden finished on top of Group G with nine points from three matches, including three wins.

Both sides have faced each other 23 times, USA have clinched victory 23 times and Sweden have won in seven occasions.

Goalkeepers: Tove Enblom (KIF Orebro), Jennifer Falk (Hacken), Zecira Musovic (Chelsea).

Defenders: Jonna Andersson (Hammarby), Nathalie Bjorn (Everton), Magdalena Eriksson (Bayern Munich), Amanda Ilestedt (PSG), Hanna Lundkvist (Atletico Madrid), Anna Sandberg (Hacken), Linda Sembrant (Juventus).

Midfielders: Filippa Angeldahl (Manchester City), Kosovare Asllani (AC Milan), Hanna Bennison (Everton), Elin Rubensson (Hacken), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea), Olivia Schough (Rosengard), Caroline Seger (Rosengard).

Forwards: Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Rebecka Blomqvist (Wolfsburg), Lina Hurtig (Arsenal), Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave), Madelen Janogy (Hammarby), Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona).

Goalkeepers: Aubrey Kingsbury (Washington Spirit), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars).

Defenders: Alana Cook (OL Reign), Crystal Dunn (Portland Thorns), Emily Fox (North Carolina Courage), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave), Sofia Huerta (OL Reign), Kelley O'Hara (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Emily Sonnett (OL Reign).

Midfielders: Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville), Julie Ertz (Angel City), Lindsey Horan (Lyon), Rose Lavelle (OL Reign), Kristie Mewis (NJ/NY Gotham), Ashley Sanchez (Washington Spirit), Andi Sullivan (Washington Spirit).

Forwards: Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave), Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City), Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham).

Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Round of 16 fixture as USA take on Sweden in Melbourne. Stay tuned folks!