A 3-1 victory against Japan and advancement to the semifinals.
Midfielder Kosovare Asllani, 32, was aware in advance that the home nation would sometimes have a large part of the ball possession in the match.
- It is a match that thrives in both directions.
They sometimes have a lot of ball.
We said that we accept that sometimes there is momentum in the match where they have more ball, but we tried to put the pressure a little higher up and then I think we won more ball, says Asllani to Discovery +.
Overall, she believes that the team made a stable effort - and emphasizes that Sweden is once again effective in the offensive.
The penalty situations
The referee signaled a penalty 33 minutes into the game following an offense which looked like it was outside the box.
- When we first got it against us, our defender (Amanda Ilestedt) said that there would be no punishment.
I was pretty confident that there would be no punishment.
Asllani then received a penalty himself after a hand situation in the second half.
When the incident was investigated, she was never worried and understood that it would be a location from eleven meters.
When she then stepped forward to take care of it, she was safe.
Already after the final signal, she and her national team colleagues have shifted their focus to what awaits next.
- Only recovery that applies, now it is the next match that applies.
We are where we should be, we are in a semifinal.
Sweden meets Australia in the semifinals on Monday.