Sweden and Japan won their quarter-final against Australia and Germany to set up semi-final on Wednesday in Frankfurt, FIFA Women's World Cup. The overwhelming favorite in Sweden is also helped by the fact that they have not been tested in the quarter-finals, where they beat Australia, regulation time 3-1. Contrast that Japan, which has had to struggle with a 1-0 victory in extra time against Germany after the goalless Champions in 90 minutes. This victory would have taken a lot out of Japan, coming as it did against the highly probable favorites, samples in Germany. Karina Maruyuma, becoming a substitute, scored early in the second half of extra time, so that his team is unlikely to win.
On the way to the end, Japan began their group outings with a win against New Zealand fragmented. They blew up one minute before the start of the sixth through Yuki Nagasato when six minutes later, New Zealand tied. Japan found the winner with about 20 minutes to go with Aya Miyama scored the winning goal. The party of the second group was much more convincing than Japan beat Mexico 4-0. A 2-0 defeat by England in the game in the third group did not prevent the entry of Japan in the quarter-finals, but finished second in the group meant that they were against the German champion title at the last meeting and eight were Sweden 2-0 in the first 15 minutes of their quarter-final against Australia, with Teresa and Lisa Sjögren Dahlkvist goals. When Ellyse Perry cut the lead before the break, there was concern among some faces of the Swedes, but Lotta Schelin did not wait long after the break to give his team a 3-1 lead and the final score remained at a party one-sided.
Sweden beat Colombia 1-0 in their opening group match on the back of the strike Jessica Landström. Lisa Dahl Kvist objective of the second half gave a similar victory in Sweden 1-0 on Korea in their second fight. Dahl Kvist gave his side the lead in the third game against the United States where she has left the place after Schelin was lowered into the box LePeilbert U.S. Amy. Sweden has doubled the lead after a 25-meter Nilla Fischer deflected in the goal by a defender. USA reduced the margin realized on Wambach shot in the Swedish central aisle through the lens of the second half.