Sweden beat Switzerland 1–0 in the Women’s World Championship quarter-final to set up a semi-final against Canada on Sunday in Herning. The win answered February’s Olympic bronze-medal loss to Switzerland and kept Sweden in contention for its first World Championship or Olympic medal since 2007.
The quarter-final turned on a narrow margin. After a scoreless but chance-filled first period, Sweden increased the pressure in the second. With just over five minutes remaining, Sara Hjalmarsson redirected a shot from Mira Jungåker past Swiss goalkeeper Saskia Maurer for the only goal.
Switzerland pressed for an equaliser in the third period and withdrew its goalkeeper late on. Ebba Svensson Träff and Sweden’s defensive effort protected the lead, DN reported.
The result carries more weight than another meeting with a familiar opponent. Switzerland won the Olympic bronze match in overtime earlier this year; Sweden responded by winning the next elimination meeting, with patient defending and a decisive finish.
Canada now await in Herning. A place in the semi-final gives Sweden a route to a World Championship or Olympic medal for the first time since 2007, but it has not delivered one. The available reporting does not detail Canada’s form, squad or the match’s precise start time.
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- Dagens Nyheter · Source date: 2026-11-13
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