Sweden booked their spot the last eight of the Women’s World Cup in dramatic fashion with a penalty shootout success over the United States. However, they will come up against Japan in the quarterfinals this weekend, and the Asian nation has been one of the standout teams in the competition this summer.
Before Betting On Japan vs Sweden
There is little doubt that Japan has been one of the standout nations at the Women’s World Cup this year. The Asian nation continued their progression through the tournament with an excellent 3-1 win over Norway on Saturday morning. That victory means that Japan has now won each of their four matches at the competition this year, and they have allowed just one goal. Japan previously won the Women’s World Cup in 2011, and they could be the value angle to repeat that glory in 2023.
Their progression through to this stage was assured after goals in the second half by Risa Shimizu and Hinata Miyazawa. It is the first time since 2015 that Japan have reached the last eight of the competition. On that occasion, they progressed through to the final. However, their 14 goals in this edition is the most that they have managed in any single World Cup competition in their history.
It should be a thrilling encounter, as Sweden has also won all of their four matches at the competition this year. However, their most recent win was picked up after a dramatic penalty shootout against the United States. Sweden defended excellently against the two-time champions, and they were cooler from the penalty spot against an American nation that was chasing history.
It was the first time that Sweden has won a penalty shootout at the Women’s World Cup, as they were beaten in their only previous match against China in 1995. Sweden also managed a historic feat, as they ensured that the USWNT were unable to reach at least the semi-final stage of the World Cup for the first time in their history.
Japan vs Sweden Offshore Odds & Pick
Japan has been the standout team at the Women’s World Cup throughout this summer, and they look good value to reach at least the final. We can see their attacking players causing a lot of problems for Sweden this week, which means that we will be siding with a comfortable win for the Asian nation.
