Sweden will face Netherlands for a place in the World Cup final after a stunning victory over Germany in the blistering heat of Roazhon Park. Germany went in to the quarter-final as favourites, having not lost to Sweden in a major tournament since 1995 and having beaten them in four major finals. Peter Gerhardsson’s Sweden matched them stride for stride, though, with the impressive Stina Blackstenius striking what proved the winner early in the second half. It was the first World Cup goal Germany had conceded since they lost to England in 2015’s third-place play-off and the blow clearly rattled them. Blackstenius went close again on 72 minutes and Schult kept out a fine Jakobsson effort with 12 minutes left.

Source: The Guardian June 29, 2019 18:49 UTC