RENNES, France: Sweden ended Germany's hopes of a third women's World Cup win, coming from behind for a surprise 2-1 quarter-final victory on Saturday thanks to goals from Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius.
Many will still look to the other semi-final, Tuesday's clash between England and the United States, for the likely winner of the tournament but the Swedes showed they should not be under-estimated with their swift counter-attacking style. Germany had not conceded a single goal in the tournament but their defence surprisingly failed to deal with a long ball down the middle from Linda Sembrant which Jakobsson latched onto and slotted home past goalkeeper Almuth Schult.At the break, German coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg threw on midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan, who had not played since breaking a toe in their tournament opener against China, looking to add some much needed creativity.
There were tears on the faces of many of the Germany squad as the reality of their exit - and Olympic absence - hit home hard."We had one, two good chances to equalise but did not manage it. That's a real shame. We knew they had fast players and wanted to defend high up the pitch," she said.The win was Sweden's first over Germany at a major tournament since 1995, having previously come close in the 2003 World Cup final and in the 2016 Rio final.
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