Olympic soccer gold-medal game: Canada vs Sweden at a glance Tokyo2020 TokyoTakeTwo Soccer
The 25-year-old striker from Vadstena, Sweden, has four goals at Tokyo 2020, and has 21 goals for her country in 67 international games.
Blackstenius also scored the winning goal in a 3-1 win against host Japan in the quarterfinals. She is a dangerous striker who doesn’t need many opportunities to convert. Rolfo will be playing for European champions Barcelona this upcoming season, transferring from VfL Wolfsburg where she scored nine goals in 25 games over the past three seasons.
Sweden’s forward Fridolina Rolfo, right, is marked by Australia’s forward Hayley Raso during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women’s semifinal football match between Australia and Sweden at Yokohama International Stadium in Yokohama on August 2, 2021.Considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world, the 5-foot-10 product of Katrineholm, Sweden, is intimidating in the net.
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