The Blue and Yellow’s hopes of a medal finish mean they must defeat the home nation of this year’s games in order to reach the semi-finals
Sweden will look to carry their 2021 unbeaten run through to the last four of the Olympic women’s tournament when they face hosts Japan in the quarter-finals of Tokyo 2020 in Saitama.
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The Blue and Yellow established themselves among the frontrunners for gold across the group stage, but will know that a tricky test against the home nation awaits if they want to make the semi-finals.
Ahead of the game, Goal has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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Team news & rosters
| Position | Sweden roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Lindahl, Falk, Musovic |
| Defenders | Andersson, Kullberg, Glas, Eriksson, Ilestedt, Bjorn |
| Midfielders | Bennison, Hurtig, Asllani, Angeldal, Seger, Roddar |
| Forwards | Janogy, Jakobsson, Blackstenius, Schough, Rolfo, Anvegard, Blomqvist |
With no defeats in the past year, there are few sides likely to be rivaling the Blue and Yellow for a medal finish – but Peter Gerhardsson will know that his side must be at their best to ensure there are no slip-ups on the route to a podium spot.
An injury to Stina Blackstenius means that Rebecka Blomqvist may well keep her spot from the final group-stage win over New Zealand, along with a return for Fridolina Rolfo.
Predicted Sweden starting XI: Lindahl; Glas, Ilestedt, Eriksson, Andersson; Janogy, Hurtig, Seger, Jakobsson; Blomqvist, Rolfo.
| Position | Japan roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Ikeda, Yamashita, Hirao |
| Defenders | Shimizu, Takarada, Kumagai, Minami, Miyagawa, Kitamura, Miyake |
| Midfielders | Sugita, Nakajima, Miura, Endo, Shiokoshi, Hasegawa, Hayashi, Kinoshita |
| Forwards | Sugasawa, Iwabuchi, Tanaka, Momiki |
With the expectations of a home nation upon their shoulders, Nadeshiko Japan face a stern test – but will undoubtedly back themselves to rise to the occasion in the last eight.
Ayaka Yamashita looks likely to keep the gloves after taking them for the last two group-stage games while Mina Tanaka may well get the nod ahead of Yuika Sugasawa in a front two.
Predicted Japan starting XI: Yamashita; Shimizu, Kumagai, Takarada, Kitamura; Hasegawa, Miura, Hayashi, Sugita; Iwabuchi, Tanaka.
Recent results & head-to-head
Last five results
| Sweden results | Japan results |
|---|---|
| New Zealand 0-2 Sweden (Jul 27) | Chile 0-1 Japan (Jul 27) |
| Sweden 4-2 Australia (Jul 24) | Japan 0-1 Great Britain (Jul 24) |
| Sweden 3-0 USWNT (Jul 21) | Japan 1-1 Canada (Jul 21) |
| Sweden 0-0 Australia (Jun 15) | Japan 1-0 Australia (Jul 14) |
| Sweden 1-0 Norway (Jun 10) | Japan 5-1 Mexico (Jun 13) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2016 | Sweden 3-0 Japan |
| Mar 10, 2014 | Japan 2-1 Sweden |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Japan 0-0 Sweden |
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