After the drama of overtime against Belgium, Sweden is preparing for the semi-final against host nation England.
Resistance does not frighten the experts of the English language.
England sees this team as winable, says BBC expert and former national team striker Kelly Smith.
Despite the massive advantage and numerous match-breaking opportunities, it took until the 92nd minute of the match before Linda Sembrandt could send Sweden into the semi-finals on a comeback.
On Wednesday, England await at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, as the hosts get two days of extra rest and a blue-and-yellow effort that doesn’t scare the mind.
England sees this team as win-win. They may have won the match, but they don’t impress them, says BBC expert and former national team striker Kelly Smith on the post-match broadcast against Belgium.
The main problems, Kelly says, lie with the attack.
“The difference in quality is huge”
England can be very happy with what they saw tonight because Sweden are not passing in front of goal – I wasn’t impressed with the creativity or the attacking power. It just doesn’t click.
Reading’s regular Natasha Doe, noted that there are significant differences between the two nations’ quarter-finalists.
Compared to the England-Spain match, the difference in quality and overall level is enormous. The match tonight was very boring, low-key and slow. One expects more from Sweden.
The Sweden-England match will take place on Wednesday at 21.00 Swedish time.