Blue and yellow crushed Qatar by a full 35-23 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday and now a tough task awaits in the form of a star-studded France tonight.
Veteran Andreas Palicka, who played big in the Swedish goal during the championship, believes that the French can carry the favorite.
- I would say that it is about 65-35 to France in percentage terms.
They are favorites and have looked sickly strong during the tournament.
They have double or triple options in each position.
They are a world team, he says and continues:
- What speaks for us is that we do our thing as we have done throughout the tournament.
Our chance will be to find that level again.
We're going to play a World Cup semi-final for hell, it does not matter how tired you are, now it's just driving.
"Should be extremely proud"
The 34-year-old says that he has experienced a lot on the handball field, but that he has his best years right now.
- I get such damn motivation from these guys and I get so sick a lot of energy and feel so good when I'm here.
We as Swedes should all be extremely proud of what we have achieved down here in Egypt.
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Grahn: "Exceeded all expectations" Photo: Bildbyrån