What time does the Matildas game finish tonight? Kickoff, full time for Australia vs. Sweden

19-08-2023
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The Matildas will be hoping to finish their home World Cup with a win when they take on Sweden in the third-place playoff match.

The Sporting News takes a look at all the key timings for the game below.

MORE: Sweden vs Australia live blog

Matildas tonight: Kickoff, start time for Australia vs. Sweden

Tonight's third-place playoff between Australia and Sweden begins at 6:00 p.m. local time.

  • Date: Saturday, August 19
  • Time: 6:00 p.m. AEST (4:00 a.m. ET)

Live pre-game coverage on Channel Seven and Optus Sport is due to begin at 5:00 p.m. AEST.

What time will the Matildas game finish tonight?

Generous amounts of additional time have been applied to matches this World Cup, so it is difficult to know exactly when a game will finish.

Factoring in the kick-off time, two 45-minutes halves, a 15-minute half-time break, and roughly 10 minutes of additional time, tonight's clash between Australia and Sweden could finish around 7:55 pm AEST.

This is assuming we have a result after 90 minutes, though.

If the match is drawn and extends into 30 minutes of extra time, it likely won't finish until 8:30pm AEST.

If we're still deadlocked after that, penalties could see the match wrap up around 8:45 pm AEST.