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Blackstenius assists as Swedes finish third

Stina Blackstenius provided an assist as Sweden edged Australia in the Women's World Cup third-place play-off.

Our forward earned her seventh consecutive start for the Swedes alongside centre-back Amanda Ilestedt, as they looked to bounce back from their crushing semi-final defeat to Spain.

Their 2-0 victory over the co-hosts in Brisbane secured back-to-back third-place finishes in the World Cup, after beating England 2-1 in 2015's play-off.

The Matildas had one less day to recover from their semi-final loss to England but Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord took to the field at the Suncorp Stadium determined to close out a fantastic tournament on a high.