Sweden vs Canada LIVE: Tokyo 2020 women’s football final result after penalty shootout

Both nations guaranteed a medal but gold is on the line in Yokohama

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Sweden face Canada in the final of the women’s football at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, with the gold medal game taking place in Yokohama.

Both these nations picked up medals in Rio 2016, but neither got the gold they are both searching for this time around - Sweden took silver, Canada the bronze, both edged out by Germany along the way. One of them will be celebrating wildly come full-time on this occasion, however, with Sweden having overcome Japan and Australia to get back into the final, and Canada seeing off Brazil and United States en route to the Nissan Stadium showpiece event.

Team USA eventually took the bronze medal on Thursday after a thrilling seven-goal encounter with Australia, but now it’s all eyes on Sweden and Canada to see who triumphs as Olympic champions in Japan.

Follow all the team news and action between Sweden and Canada in the gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics live below:

Sweden vs Canada: Tokyo Olympics women’s football gold medal match

• USA beat Australia in the bronze medal clash
• Sweden XI: Lindahl; Glas, Ilestedt, Bjorn, Eriksson; Angeldahl, Asllani, Seger; Jakobsson, Blackstenius, Rolfo
• Canada XI: Labbe; Lawrence, Gilles, Buchanan, Chapman; Quinn, Scott, Fleming; Sinclair; Prince, Beckie.
• Blackstenius’ first-time finish puts Sweden ahead
• Fleming equalises from the penalty spot midway through second half

[6 August 2021 15:40 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada, penalties

Ashley Lawrence for Canada - she has had a brilliant game. Here she comes...SAVED! Lindahl dives away to her right and palms it away, still 1-1.

[6 August 2021 15:40 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada, penalties

Nathalie Bjorn takes Sweden’s second, with the pressure really on now...GOAL! Fantastic strike, high and hard, 1-1.

[6 August 2021 15:39 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada, penalties

Fleming first for Canada, who scored in the match...and SCORES again here! Canada ahead, 0-1 after one each.

[6 August 2021 15:38 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada, penalties

Asllani first up for Sweden...POST! Canada celebrating as the ball rebounds away. 0-0.

[6 August 2021 15:36 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada, penalties

Penalty shootout, then. Winner takes gold, losers still get silver, but no doubt a real sense of what might have been, too.

Sweden will go first - they were silver medallists in Rio five years ago. Canada, bronze medallists at the same Games, won their penalty shootout against Brazil in the quarters.

Here we go!

[6 August 2021 15:31 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada

Full time in extra time

Schough digs out another left-footed cross and finds Hurtig unmarked again, but once more the header is wayward, well off-target this time.

That’s the last real chance of the 120 minutes and we are going to penalties to settle the gold-medal match!

Kullberg comes on as sub in the final seconds for Sweden, Zadorsky does likewise for Canada - we’ll see if those changes are with taking a spot-kick in mind.

[6 August 2021 15:27 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada

118’ mins

Another Sweden set-piece causes havoc but Canada hack it clear. Asllani’s deliveries have been so on-point today.

Then it’s a cross from the left and how Sweden haven’t scored is incredible...at least two blocks and tackles inside the six-yard box, one bouncing ball just about cleared by the post and then another clearance launched anywhere at all.

If there’s to be a winner, it looks like Sweden, but just two minutes left...

[6 August 2021 15:25 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada

115’ mins

Five more minutes...then it’s penalties to decide silver or gold.

Hurtig is making a nuisance of herself for Sweden but at the other end Rose has done likewise since coming on for the second half - another tremendous turn and run down the right ends in a cross to Huitema, but her header is directed back across goal and wide by a distance.

[6 August 2021 15:20 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada

110’ mins

Great run from Schough to win a corner down the right. Asllani’s delivery is brilliant and Hurtig gets up highest to nod at goal - but her header flicks just wide of the far post! The bench were on their feet, thinking that was the winner.

[6 August 2021 15:16 · Karl Matchett]

Tokyo 2020: Sweden 1-1 Canada

Second half of extra time

On we go again for the final 15 minutes. Olivia Schough and Anna Anvegard are on for Blackstenius and Rolfo, as Sweden look for more energy in the final third.

When do the managers on the sidelines start thinking about penalties?