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Hedvig’s magical save sends Sweden through to World Cup quarters; Uruguay defeat Chile to claim group top spot in Copa America

Updated - December 03, 2021 08:31 am IST

Published - June 25, 2019 03:00 pm IST

Not in the mood to go through the sports news in detail, but can’t quite get yourself to do away with it either? Here’s what we have to offer: read on to get a summary of all the main sports events.

After Sweden's Stina Blackstenius scored the only goal of the game, goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl produced a stunning save to give them a 1-0 win over Canada.

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Sweden, USA in Women’s World Cup last eight

Sweden got the better of Canada 1-0 and USA edged past Spain 2-1 as Sweden and USA made it to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.

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While Sweden will face Germany on Saturday, holders USA will take on hosts France on Friday.

Paraguay takes final Copa quarter-finals spot

A 1-1 draw between Japan and Ecuador meant that Paraguay sneaked through as one of the third-placed teams to qualify for the Copa America quarter-finals.

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Uruguay, meanwhile, defeated double defending champions Chile 1-0 to top Group C.

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