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- South Africa's Hildah Magaia shocks Sweden with opener in 48th minute
- Sweden equalise courtesy of Fridolina Rolfo in 65th minute
- Amanda Ilestedt heads in 90th minute header to secure Sweden win
- First meeting in a World Cup for Sweden and South Africa
- Sweden ranked 3rd in the world, South Africa 54th
Live Reporting
Michael Emons
All times stated are UK
'Ramalepe will be devastated'
Sweden 1-1 South Africa
Sue Smith
Former England international on BBC Two
Lebohang Ramalepe will be absolutely devastated with the own goal. It just completely wrong foots the goalkeeper, it was a great delivery in from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
Kaneryd got the ball in, whipped it into a dangerous area.
She tried to clear it with her left foot, maybe hits her right foot as it goes in. Very unfortunate.
GOAL - Sweden 1-1 South Africa
Lebohang Ramalepe own goal
Sweden get back on level terms.
The cross from the right from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is aimed at Fridolina Rolfo at the back post, but it bounces off Lebohang Ramalepe and she can't sort out her feet in time and it leaves Kaylin Swart with no chance as the ball goes into the net.
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Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Thembi Kgatlana has a shot and it is parried by Zecira Musovic, but then the flag goes up and it wouldn't have counted anyway.
'Sweden need to get Asllani on the ball'
Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Sue Smith
Former England international on BBC Two
Sweden need to get Kosovare Asllani on the ball, in those spaces between the midfield and the defence.
She picks those up so well and is able to find Stina Blackstenius in space.
We haven't seen that as much as we are used to.
SUBSTITUTION
Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Sadly Hildah Magaia, who took a kick while scoring and landed heavily after bundling the ball over the line, can't continue and she has to be replaced by Gabriela Salgado.
Magaia is distraught as she walks around the pitch, but this will be a day she will never forget in her career.
'Belief growing'
Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Sue Smith
Former England international on BBC Two
You could just see the belief growing in this South Africa side from the first half, into the second half.
They started that little bit higher, pressing from the front. We know that's the quality that they have got.
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Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Goalscorer Hildah Magaia needed some treatment after scoring but thankfully is back on the pitch now.
'Brilliant from South Africa'
Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Sue Smith
Former England international on BBC Two
You can see how much it means to South Africa.
Sweden just switched off defensively. The pace in behind, it was just a long ball forward. It was poor from Zecira Musovic and Hildah Magaia was first to react.
Absolutely brilliant from South Africa.
GOAL - Sweden 0-1 South Africa
Hildah Magaia
The underdogs take the lead!
South Africa score only their second ever World Cup goal. It is created by Thembi Kgatlana, who shows great pace to get free of her marker and her shot is only parried by Zecira Musovic.
Hildah Magaia, under pressure from Jonna Andersson, gets there first to the rebound, taking a kick in the process, and bundles the ball over the line.
Magaia gets injured while scoring and lies in the back of the net, but when she gets back up will be able to celebrate a potential landmark goal for a South Africa side that have never won a World Cup match.
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Sweden 0-0 South Africa
Sue Smith
Former England international on BBC Two
Sweden completely controlled possession in the first half but the final ball and quality was lacking so they know that needs to be improved.
'More of the same from South Africa'
Sweden 0-0 South Africa
Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Two
South Africa's game plan has been really effective so far. More of the same from their point of view.
Whether Sweden will make some personnel changes, I'm not sure.
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Sweden 0-0 South Africa
It's still chucking it down in Wellington as the second half gets under way.
We've only had one goalless draw in nine matches at this tournament, 45 minutes and a goal needed to avoid a second.
'South Africa have to pick their moments'
HT: Sweden 0-0 South Africa
Jonas Eidevall
Arsenal manager on BBC Two
What I like with South Africa's pressure is that they don't go up and press high constantly, they really pick their moments when they feel a trigger like a sloppy pass from Sweden.
All the three attackers from South Africa step up at the same time in order to try and stress and press Sweden.
They have been successful with that, it's key for a team like South Africa, they can't be playing in a low block the whole game. Eventually you will suffer and concede a goal.
So pick your moments in order to come up and attack and I think it is key for them to continue to do that in the second half.
'South Africa were able to soak up pressure'
HT: Sweden 0-0 South Africa
Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Two
South Africa expected Sweden to get off on the front foot and they had to back off and bank up and they got numbers back to be able to defend and soak up that pressure.
It really limited Sweden in the number of shots, they snuffed the play out from the wings. At times all 10 outfield players are behind the ball and that makes it so hard to come inside.
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So no goals yet today, but let's have a quick look back at those from yesterday...
'Better final pass needed from Sweden'
HT: Sweden 0-0 South Africa
Jonas Eidevall
Arsenal manager on BBC Two
Sweden played with a lot of control in possession, a lot of final third entries but they didn't convert anything from that.
They barely had any shots on target and they need to pick out the final pass much better.