Sweden's medal-winning women's football team received a jubilant welcome as they returned home after beating England to third place in the Women's World Cup. Here's a glimpse of what the celebrations looked like.
The US might be in the finals of the Women's World Cup, but when it comes to support from their country, Sweden's the real winner, says US native Madeline Tersigni.
After ending their hoodoo by beating Germany in the quarter-final of the World Cup, can Sweden's women's team go all the way? The Local contributor Madeline Tersigni and football fans in Stockholm predict what will happen next.
Stina Blackstenius scored the winner as Sweden came from behind to stun old rivals Germany on Saturday and set up a women's World Cup semi-final against the Netherlands.
Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal retired from alpine skiing with a bang Saturday as he won world downhill silver in a thrilling Norwegian one-two led by teammate Kjetil Jansrud.
As England prepare to play Sweden in a crunch World Cup quarter-final Saturday, the Scandinavians will find strong support in a perhaps unlikely location: the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
Sweden square off with England in the 2018 World Cup quarterfinals and with relations between the two nations close it promises to be a pretty special occasion. For the many Swedish-English couples watching the match however, it presents something of a dilemma. Can they survive the bragging? The Local finds out.
Sweden coach Janne Andersson said his side are "easy to analyse but very difficult to beat" ahead of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against England in Samara.
The euphoria over Sweden's unlikely progression to the World Cup quarterfinals has caught the national team's shirt manufacturer Adidas flat-footed, as both the home and away jerseys are now sold out across the country.
England manager Gareth Southgate says he is not going to make the mistake of underestimating Sweden ahead of the two nations facing off in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Sweden face England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Saturday, and if some of the reaction is to believed it'll be a straightforward affair for the latter nation. History suggests however that Sweden should not be underestimated. The Local explains why…
Sweden reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years after Emil Forsberg's deflected
shot earned a scrappy 1-0 win over Switzerland on Tuesday.
Sweden face Switzerland in the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday and it seems Swedish confidence in how the team will do is growing. We took to the streets of Malmö to find out how far fans think they can go in Russia 2018.
Disgraced former Fifa President Sepp Blatter has criticised Sweden's government for its diplomatic boycott of the group stage of the 2018 World Cup, saying they "should have been there from the start".
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has tipped Gareth Southgate's team to beat Colombia in the World Cup last 16 but said his native Sweden would be tough opponents if they meet in the quarter-finals.
The Swedish government has decided to end its diplomatic boycott of the Russia World Cup now that Sweden have qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament.
It's the moment of truth for Sweden at the World Cup, with 90 minutes against Mexico to decide if they progress to the knockout round, or pack their bags for home. The Local contributors Gaïa Jouan and
Andrew Peacock took to the streets of Stockholm to see how Swedes are feeling about their World Cup hopes.
Sweden coach Janne Andersson ramped up his verbal attack on Germany on Tuesday, calling the behaviour of some of their staff in celebrating their last-gasp winner "scornful".
The German Football Association (DFB) has suspended two of its backroom staff for Wednesday's crunch World Cup clash against South Korea following an angry exchange with the Sweden bench.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired from international football two years ago but Sweden's former talisman looms over their World Cup campaign like only he can.
Sweden coach Janne Andersson must find a way to pick up his deflated players following their devastating defeat to Germany in a World Cup Group F that stands tantalisingly poised.
Sweden's Jimmy Durmaz has denounced as "unacceptable" messages of racial hatred and even death threats he received after giving away the foul that led to Toni Kroos's late winner for Germany at the World Cup.
