They don’t attract the same level of attention as many of their rivals, but Sweden might be starting to quietly believe this is their year after reaching yet another semifinal at the Women’s World Cup. | AFP
It is not just the World Cup though. Peter Gerhardsson’s team were also beaten semi-finalists at last year’s Euro.
“We have been in this situation before, playing semi-finals. It’s huge. We just have a really good team,” said veteran forward Sofia Jakobsson. The triumph sparked wild celebrations in the dressing room that were captured on video and relayed on social media.
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