US women's team becomes former champion

The Swedish women's team turned the United States into former champions after a dramatic penalty shootout victory in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Sweden won 5-4 against the US in a penalty shootout after the two teams went 120 minutes without a goal being scored.

This result is a worthy reward for Sweden after what they have shown since the beginning of the tournament, especially in the penalty shootout in the match against the US.

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Sweden's joy after winning against the US. (Source: Reuters)

Sweden's women's team were twice in danger of being eliminated on penalties when Bjorn and Blomqvist missed.

However, luck smiled on them when Rapinoe and Smith of the US team failed to take advantage of the opportunity.

After a few moments of panic, the Swedish women's team had a great opportunity when Hara's 7th shot hit the post.

Of course, Lina Hurtig did not miss the opportunity when she successfully executed her shot, to help Sweden win the final match 5-4.

Notably, in the final kick, the drama was heightened when the referee had to rely on the help of technology to determine that the ball had crossed the goal line before being pushed out by goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, meaning victory for Sweden.

With a dramatic win in the penalty shootout, Sweden became the fourth team to reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 Women's World Cup. The next opponent of coach Peter Gerhardsson and his team will be Japan.

This is the 6th time in history that the Swedish women's team has made it to the last 8 round of the tournament.

Meanwhile, the defeat meant that for the first time in history, the US did not make it to the quarter-finals and shattered its dream of becoming a team that had won the World Cup three times in a row (both men's and women's).

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