Olympic vice-champion last summer in Tokyo, Sweden is the 3rd team qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s Euro. Peter Gerhardsson’s selection beat Belgium (1-0) to Leigh in the quarter-finals.
Coming out of the quarter-finals of the previous Euro in 2017, Sweden had a very clear ascendancy over the valiant but limited Belgium (8 shots on target at 0). But the 1984 European champions had to wait until the 92nd minute to finally find the fault through Linda Brigitta Sembrant, after seeing a success by Stina Blackstenius canceled for an offside in the 25th.
The Swedes, who had finished at the top of a group C in which they notably beat Switzerland 2-1, will therefore have the formidable honor of challenging the host country in the semi-finals. This clash against the English is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Sheffield.
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