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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Argentina 0-2 Sweden: Women’s World Cup, Group G – as it happened

Rebecka Blomqvist celebrates with teammates after putting her team ahead against Argentina.
Rebecka Blomqvist celebrates with teammates after putting her team ahead against Argentina. Photograph: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Thank you very much for joining me. Here is the report.

Rebecka Blomqvist accepts Sweden needed to bide their team to overcome Argentina today.

“We had to have some patience,” Blomqvist said. “Argentina defended well and closed off a lot of spaces. We felt at halftime that if we just continued doing what we were doing we’d break them down, and more space opened up towards the end.”

Next up is the USA on Sunday: “The USA are a very strong team, very good at championships. They show that year after year,” added Blonqvist, saying Sweden were not favourites for the tie. “We have, in my opinion, good self-confidence and we will go in wanting to win that game, but we won’t underestimate the USA.”

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