Germany demolish Sweden to roll into World Cup quarter-finals

[WorldNews]

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Germany served notice of their intentions of claiming a third title as they advanced to the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup on Saturday with a confident 4-1 victory over Sweden. Forwards Celia Sasic and Anja Mittag both scored their fifth goals of the tournament as the top-ranked Germans closed down their fifth-ranked European rivals in scorching conditions at Ottawa's Lansdowne Stadium. Sasic scored twice with Mittag and Dzsenifer Marozsan also on target to put the 2003 and 2007 champions through to the last eight for the seventh time in as many editions of the tournament.

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