STOCKHOLM : After Sweden suffered the agony of a shootout defeat by Canada in the Tokyo Olympics soccer final in 2021, they are determined to go one better at the Women's World Cup which starts next month and give captain Caroline Seger the send off she deserves. The metronome that keeps Sweden's midfield
STOCKHOLM : After Sweden suffered the agony of a shootout defeat by Canada in the Tokyo Olympics soccer final in 2021, they are determined to go one better at the Women's World Cup which starts next month and give captain Caroline Seger the send off she deserves.
Traditionally a superpower in the women's game, Sweden's only triumph in a major tournament came at the European Championship in 1984, their best World Cup result being runners-up in 2003 when they lost to Germany in the final. He has overseen a generational shift in recent years, with influential players such as defender Nilla Fischer retiring and goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl making way for younger prospects.
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