[1/3] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Group G - Argentina v Sweden - Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand - August 2, 2023 Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson before the match REUTERS/David RowlandHAMILTON, New Zealand, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Sweden will be refreshed and ready for Sunday's tantalising tie against holders United States in the Women's World Cup last 16, coach Peter Gerhardsson said after his second-string side reached the knockouts with a clinical win over Argentina.
Sweden and the U.S. will meet for the sixth World Cup in succession and the seventh time overall when they battle for a quarter-final spot in Sydney.
"I rewatched that match recently and I don't think that's one of our best matches," Gerhardsson said.
Gerhardsson led Sweden to a third-placed finish at the 2019 World Cup.
"If you're going to go all the way, you're going to have to play this kind of opposition sooner or later," he said.
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Peter Gerhardsson, David Rowland HAMILTON, Rebecka Blomqvist's, Elin Rubensson's, Fridolina Rolfo, Gerhardsson, Hritika Sharma, Christian Radnedge
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New Zealand, Argentina, Sweden, Hamilton , New Zealand, David Rowland HAMILTON , New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, U.S, Sydney, Hyderabad