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Sweden Hold off England to Win 2019 Women's World Cup 3rd Place Match

Sweden picked up the bronze medal at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1 at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.

An entertaining first half saw Sweden take a firm grip on the game after going 2-0 up 22 minutes into the match thanks to goals from Kosovare Asllani and Sofia Jakobsson.

The Lionesses pulled one back on the half-hour mark through Fran Kirby, while Ellen White saw an equaliser chalked off for handball minutes later after a VAR review.

Phil Neville's side saw plenty of the ball in the second half but struggled to carve out clear goalscoring opportunities.