Emil Forsberg's deflected strike sent Sweden into the World Cup quarter-finals for only the second time since 1958 with a 1-0 win over Switzerland on Tuesday.
A tight last 16 match was opened up by Forsberg in the 66th minute, when he found some space on the edge of the area and fired in a low drive which Yann Sommer would have fielded, but Manuel Akanji deflected it into the other side of the goal.Switzerland pushed for an equalizer but Sweden closed ranks at the back, keeping the sixth-ranked side in the world at bay to record their third clean sheet of the tournament.
Sweden were given a late penalty when Michael Lang was sent off for bringing down Martin Olsson when through on goal, but after consulting VAR the foul was judged to be outside the area and a free-kick awarded instead.
Sweden will face either England or Colombia in a July 7 quarter-final in Samara.
Sweden's Marcus Berg in action with Switzerland's Manuel Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez
Sweden's Emil Forsberg scores their first goal past Switzerland's Yann Sommer
Switzerland's forward Breel Embolo (R) challenges Sweden's midfielder Albin Ekdal
Switzerland's forward Breel Embolo (R) challenges Sweden's midfielder Albin Ekdal
Switzerland's Johan Djourou and Granit Xhaka look dejected after the match
