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Sweden and Spain into Euro Quarters
Hedvig Lindahl and Linda Sembrant of Sweden, as well as Spain's Irene Paredes, qualified for the quarter-finals of UEFA Women Euro
Sweden claimed a place in the quarter-finals of the Euro after a 5-0 win over Portugal at the Venue Leigh Sports Village stadium, England. They finished the group stage as group C winners, having drawn (1-1) against the Netherlands in their opening game, they defeated Switzerland (2-1). Hedvig played all the group stage matches.
Spain qualified for the quarter-finals after a 1-0 win over Denmark to ensure thier finished as runners-up in Group B on Saturday.
Spain captain Irene Paredes and her team beat Finland 4-1 in their opening game and lost against Germany. Irene played all three games.
The semi-finals are due to take place from Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23, Spain will take on hosts England in the first of the day’s quarter-finals, and Sweden is due to take on 2nd ranked Group D on the last day.