Sweden can now face the host nation in the quarter-finals

Despite the big game advantage and numerous shots both on and off the goalpost, it took 77 minutes before home favorites Japan were able to beat Chile.

Substitute Mina Tanaka scored the goal that secured third place in Group E, and the meeting with Sweden, when she beat goalkeeper Christian Endler from close range.

Canada, who lost their last match in the group stage and could become the opponents of Sweden in the quarter-finals, searched for a long time to regain the victory in the group when the team advanced against favorite Great Britain.

Ashley Lawrence appeared near the post and led her past the goalkeeper.

Great Britain made an attempt to equalize, but it seemed they didn’t get any closer to the goal than the ball took the crossbar and the post before bouncing back, and they never came.

In the 85th minute came the equalizing goal that saved the group victory for Great Britain.

Caroline Weir had a deflected long shot on Nicholl Prinze, preferring Stefani Lapp’s shot.

Sweden has stood for the one closest Clean team play and enter the first knockout round of the Olympics with strong confidence.

3-0 against superpower the United States, turning a 4-2 win over Australia and finally 2-0 over New Zealand despite eight new players at the start of the eleven.

On Friday, it’s time for the quarter-finals against Japan, win there and Sweden can participate and play for medals.

– It doesn’t matter who we meet, we’re going to win, says Anna Unvegaard, who started the shooting against New Zealand.

After Sweden’s impressive start, the team enters the quarter-finals as a candidate. Japan ranks 10th in the world rankings, missed the 2016 Olympics and reached the quarter-finals of the 2019 World Cup.

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