South Africa Women will face off against Italy Women in their final group game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on Wednesday morning. South Africa Women and Italy Women will both be vying for a place in the last-16. The Banyana Banyana are sitting in third position in Group G with two points separating them from second-placed Italy. The African champions started the tournament with a 2-1 defeat against Sweden. They went ahead in the 48th minute but the Swedes fought back to claim all three points. Banyana Banyana let their lead slip in even more harrowing circumstances in their second game against Argentina. They went two goals ahead through Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana but two late goals from Argentina saw the spoils shared. Meanwhile, Italy started off the group campaign with a 1-0 victory over Argentina before suffering an embarrassing 5-0 defeat against Sweden. Amanda Ilestedt scored a brace, while Rebecka Blomqvist stepped off the bench to complete the rout in injury time. This will be the first meeting between the two sides, and I am expecting a win for the Italy Women for the following reasons:

Firstly. After Cristiana Girelli's late winner guided Italy to a 1-0 win over Argentina on Matchday One, the Azzurre would have entered Friday's encounter with Sweden in a positive mood. The disappointing result against Sweden would have reminded Italy of last year's 5-1 defeat to France in the Euro 2022 group stage. They were unable to make it out of the group on that occasion, but their fate still remains in their own hands, with Milena Bertolini's side sitting in second place with a two-point buffer to South Africa and Argentina. Knowing the importance of this game, they are going to play their hearts out to ensure they qualify for the knockout rounds, and they do have the quality over South Africa.

Secondly. After their opening day loss, The African champions looked to be heading towards three points in their second group game when goals from Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana gave them a two-goal advantage. But they were unable to hold on though, as Argentina netted two goals in five minutes to ensure the spoils were shared. They have shown defensive frailties and lack of concentration in their recent games. I fear that this is going to cost them this game.

Italy would have had their confidence shattered by the hammering they received against Sweden. They will have to dust themselves off and get back to their feet as they seek to qualify for the round of 16. South Africa know only a win will do, but I think they will be edged out by the Italians who have the experience and quality over them.

周三上午，南非女足将在2023年女足世界杯小组赛的最后一场比赛中对阵意大利女足。南非女足和意大利女足都将争夺16强席位。Banyana队以2分的成绩落后第二名意大利队，目前在G组排名第三。非洲冠军以2比1不敌瑞典队开场。他们在第48分钟领先，但瑞典人反击并获得了全部三分。在第二场对阵阿根廷的比赛中，他们的领先优势在更加悲惨的情况下滑落。他们凭借Linda Motlhalo和Thembi kgatana两球领先，但阿根廷队最后时刻的两个进球让他们分享了战利品。与此同时，意大利队在小组赛中以1-0战胜阿根廷队，然后尴尬地0 - 5输给瑞典。阿曼达·伊尔斯特特梅开二度，而丽贝卡·布洛姆奎斯特替补出场，在伤停补时阶段完成了大胜。这将是双方的首次交锋，我期待意大利女足取得胜利，原因如下:

首先。在第一比赛日，克里斯蒂安娜·吉列利最后时刻的绝杀帮助意大利1-0战胜阿根廷之后，蓝衣军团本应以一种积极的心情进入周五与瑞典的比赛。对阵瑞典的令人失望的结果会让意大利想起去年在2022年欧洲杯小组赛中以5比1输给法国。那次他们没能从小组出线，但他们的命运仍然掌握在自己手中，贝托里尼(Milena Bertolini)的球队以2分的差距排在第二，落后于南非和阿根廷。知道这场比赛的重要性，他们将全力以赴，以确保他们能够进入淘汰赛，他们在南非的比赛中确实有实力。

其次。在首场比赛失利后，非洲冠军在第二场小组赛中眼看就要拿到三分了，Linda Motlhalo和Thembi kgatana的进球让他们取得了两球的优势。但他们没能坚持住，阿根廷在五分钟内连进两球，确保了战利品的分享。他们在最近的比赛中表现出防守薄弱和注意力不集中。我担心这会让他们输掉这场比赛。

在对阵瑞典的比赛中，意大利的信心会受到重创。为了晋级16强，他们必须重新振作起来。南非知道只要一场胜利就可以了，但我认为他们会被经验和实力都胜过他们的意大利人淘汰。