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Sweden's winner arrived three minutes after half-time, with Stina Blackstenius (C) prodding home the rebound after Almuth Schult had saved a Fridolina Rolfo header [AFP]
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, who reached the last four for the first time.
Sweden had not beaten Germany at a major women's tournament since the 1995 World Cup, failing to win any of their subsequent meetings at World Cups, European Championships and Olympics in almost quarter of a century.
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