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From the key matches and biggest moments to the future of the game, the best bits of the 2023 Women’s World Cup

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The women’s World Cup didn’t end the way Australia wanted it to. But finishing fourth – the co-hosts lost the third-place play-off 2-0 to Sweden on Saturday – is their best showing ever. What would endure in memory is the fierce long ranger that Matildas captain Sam Kerr struck against…

It is possible to revel in a fourth-place finish and still push for an even better future by asking difficult questions

Spain and England will meet in the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday, but how did the two European giants get there?

Sweden won yet another bronze medal at the Women’s World Cup, with Fridolina Rolfo and Kosovare Asllani scoring on August 19 in a clinical 2-0 win over tournament co-host Australia.

The Matildas did not put in their best performance of the tournament as Sweden’s forwards shone at Brisbane Stadium

Fridolina Rolfö’s penalty and Kosovare Asllani’s second-half effort consigned the Matildas to a 2-0 loss in a bruising penultimate match of the tournament

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales