Australia and Sweden are disappointed to have lost in the last 4, but now need to pick themselves up and finish the Women's World Cup with a good performance.
Australia had the support of the entire country, with as many as 75,000 fans once again turning out to cheer them on in the last four against England. It is believed that they can be proud of their performance, as the team eliminated rivals Canada and France, and will inspire and motivate the next generation of players.
Sencar has recovered from her injury and scored a World Cup goal against England. She is a player who can change the game with her positioning and goal-scoring ability, so I'm looking for her to score again against Sweden. Apart from Sencar, I'm also impressed with Marikona's performance. She has excellent twisting skills and is able to get away from the opposing team's defenders, so I also see her as the team's creativity and source of goals.
I feel bad for Sweden that they didn't make it to the final, they have always been able to make it to the later stages of tournaments, but once again they ended up in the last 4. I think they deserved to be in the final after beating the USA and putting in a good performance against Spain.
Sweden may be struggling to push themselves, but they will be hoping to finish this year's Women's World Cup with a third place finish. As always, I think their dead-ball offense is the most threatening, and with four goals so far, defenseman Elise Dieter is still in the running for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament.
