It took a full seven minutes before the Russian team managed to break the deadlock against Sweden.
Andreas Palicka, who stood most of the match, offered one save after another excelled between the posts.
- Andreas Palicka makes his absolute best match when it was needed most.
He excelled and laid the foundation for this huge crusher.
I think it was 1994 that we crushed a Russian national team like this last time, says SVT Sports national team expert Magnus Grahn.
He also highlights Jonathan Carlsbogård.
- It's sick how good that player is.
Overall, he is perhaps the best outdoor player.
Look at what he achieves in play, defense and in attacking play with the right decision all the time.
He's the biggest surprise for me - I knew he was good but not so good.
He has exceeded all expectations of him.
Dare to dream of a medal match
The victory with a full 34-20 means that Sweden wins its group in the main round and is ready for the quarterfinals.
- In my wildest dreams, we would have to work our way to a quarter final.
They have the potential to go all the way to the final.
They show that strength today and they show a game that shows potential, says Grahn but adds:
- But we will probably calm down and see who we get to meet in the quarterfinals.
The best part is that the youthful enthusiasm will not float away.
The management staff with Solberg, Boqvist and Tobias Carlsson will push the players down so they do not flutter away.
It really becomes one match at a time.
In the quarterfinals, Argentina, Qatar or Croatia are waiting.
Do we dare to dream of a medal?
- We dare to dream about it.
Why?
Well, because what we see in the first half shows that no team is safe against Sweden.
If we get to the match plus the goalkeepers are this good, it smells like the European Championships in Zagreb when we lost to Spain in the final.
I dare to believe in a medal match anyway.