Atmosphere buildingpublished at 05:48 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Sweden v South Africa (06:00 BST)
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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
Atmosphere buildingpublished at 05:48 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Image source, ReutersImage source, ReutersImage source, ReutersImage source, Getty ImagesImage source, Getty ImagesSouth Africa look to create history and a World Cup shockpublished at 05:47 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Sweden v South Africa (06:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesSouth Africa will take part in their second Women's World Cup after making their debuts in 2019 when they lost all three games.
They qualified for this World Cup by winning the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nation, their first ever title in the competition, and are currently ranked 54th in the world - 51 places below their opponents today.
Welcome along to day fourpublished at 05:46 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Rise and shine.
It's an early start to day four of the Fifa Women's World Cup and what a day it promises to be with the 2019 runners-up Netherlands and 2019 semi-finalists Sweden in action today, before Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw and her Jamaica side will be looking to stun France later on.
This is what we have coming up today...
- Group G - Sweden v South Africa (06:00 BST)
- Group E - Netherlands v Portugal (08:30 BST)
- Group F - France v Jamaica (11:00 BST).
We start off in Wellington and you can watch Sweden v South Africa live on BBC Two from 05:45 BST.
Image source, Getty ImagesIs this Sweden's year?published at 05:43 British Summer Time 23 July 2023
Sweden are ranked third in the world and they have come so close to World Cup glory.
They lost in the 2003 final and have finished third three times - in 1991, 2011 and 2019 - so will they go a step further this year and get their hands on the trophy?
Today they take on a South Africa side looking to make some history and claim their first ever match victory at a World Cup.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sweden beat England in the third-fourth play-off at the 2019 World Cup