The Stockholmer used words like "euphoria" and "unreal" to describe the feelings when it had sunk in that he and Blågult will play the World Cup semi-final against France.

The focus will also be on that soon.

It is important to clean up the quarter-final crusade against Qatar and look ahead.

- We sing a little in the locker room, dance a little in the locker room, sing on the bus on the way home.

But the time is pretty much here (23.40 local time when the team left the arena) and we go home, chew a little and enjoy the actual profit in the hotel room.

It is not a big celebration, but we absolutely enjoy it, said eight-goal shooter Lukas Pellas after the victory.

- We must enjoy and live in the present tonight.

Then when you wake up it's a new match (to focus on), we have been very good throughout the tournament at letting go of what has been and moving on.

"Blessed mixture"

It is a unique handball championship that is taking place in Egypt.

The corona rules mean that there are hardly any spectators in the stands in the large arena in Cairo, where Sweden has played all the matches, and there are no Swedish fans to celebrate with either.

But there will be a lot of blue-yellow music in the locker room after the wins.

- There are a lot of Swedish songs actually, I think it is both good and bad if I can say it myself, said 25-year-old Pellas after Wednesday night's victory.

- Now I hear "Unbeatable" from the locker room, with Magnus Uggla.

Everyone has wanted two songs so it's a blissful mix.

Sweden is also unbeatable so far in the World Cup.

Yes, in fact ever since Glenn Solberg made his first appearances as the national team captain in the European Championship qualifiers in November.

"Raises each other"

In the semi-final against France, there is a lot to suggest that that suite may crack, but it is hardly a disadvantage that Sweden got an easy trip against Qatar at the same time as the French had to work hard and play extra time against Hungary in their quarter-final.

And even if Sweden is an underdog, the players feel anything but beaten in advance.

- We have had an incredibly good mental attitude all the time, had a calm in situations where it could have been incredibly stressful.

Everyone walks around and raises each other, says Pellas.

Maybe Magnus Uggla will roar even louder in Kairostadion's catacombs on Friday night.