Spain and Sweden meet in the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday. The best offence of the tournament will meet the Swedish defence, which has only conceded two goals.

Spain and Sweden will meet at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday in the Women’s World Cup to decide which team will be the first to advance to the final of the tournament.

Spain could make history with a win
For Spain, it would be their first ever appearance in a World Cup final.

To make history, however, they would first have to beat the in-form Swedes, who knocked out previous World Cup winners USA and Japan. Sweden are making their fifth appearance in a World Cup semi-final.

Sweden can rely on a stout defence
Spain have scored 15 goals so far in the tournament, while Sweden have only conceded two. So the best offensive team in the World Cup will face a Swedish defensive bulwark. It remains to be seen whether the Spaniards under coach Jorge Vilda will be able to break down the Swedish defence.

The winners will face either England or Australia in the final. The Australian hosts are already enjoying a memorable tournament at home. The quarter-final penalty shoot-out win over France was the most-watched television event in Australia since the 2000 Olympics.

A new world champion nation is crowned
The Matildas have played their way into the hearts of their nation. Whether they will also play their way into the final will be seen on Wednesday at the Accor Stadium in Sydney. First, however, the football world looks to Spain and Sweden in Auckland.

It is already clear that a new name will be engraved on the Fifa Women’s World Cup trophy after the final. None of the four teams in the quarter-finals has ever won a World Cup. So far, the USA have won four finals, Germany twice and Norway and Japan once each.