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Sweden defeated Japan 2-1 today.
Now the Swedish players are praised for the beautiful gestures towards the opponents.
Pictures of Jonna Andersson consoling several Japanese girls are spreading in the football world.
It was a real thrill on Friday morning when Sweden faced Japan in the World Cup quarter-finals. For a long time it looked like going towards a clear Swedish victory after a secure 2-0 lead, but in the final minutes everything changed.
Sweden wins
Japan got a late reduction goal and then when there was 10 minutes of stoppage time, it got extremely nervous at the end. But Blågult managed to hold off and win 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals and fight for the WC medals.
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For Japan, it was a heavy defeat as they had impressed before in the WC but now have to leave the tournament. Directly after the final whistle, there were sorrowful Japanese women crying on the pitch.
“Heartbreaking for Japan who misses the chance to go to their third World Cup semi-final”, writes the English BBC in its match reporting.
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Beautiful gesture
But in the middle of the Swedish victory celebration, beautiful pictures of the Swedish fullback are now being spread Jonna Andersson which is celebrated throughout the football world. Instead of celebrating with his blue-and-yellow teammates, Andersson approached his clubmate in Hammarby, the Japanese Maika Hamano.
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The Swede hugged the 19-year-old great talent who was completely distressed, see the pictures below.
– I was sad to see her sad. I know what it means to her and what an incredibly good player she is. For me it was to try to give her energy, Jonna tells SportExpressen about how she comforted the Japanese.
– I certainly hope that it was important for her to feel that support. I know she has that support in the national team and the club team. I wanted to show that I care about her. She is an amazing person.
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The pictures of Jonna Andersson and Maika Hamano are currently being spread on social media and beautifully frame the strong emotions that a World Cup evokes. Nice pictures too Magdalena Eriksson that console opponents has spread in the world of football.
– I said she has many championships ahead of her. It is clear that she was sad and disappointed, Andersson tells the evening newspaper about what she actually said to Hamano after the final whistle.
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