AUCKLAND : Sweden's march to the Women's World Cup semi-finals has seen the Scandinavians eliminate former winners Japan and the United States, but coach Peter Gerhardsson does not want his team to rest on those achievements as he focuses on winning the title.Gerhardsson's side will face Spain on Tuesday
AUCKLAND : Sweden's march to the Women's World Cup semi-finals has seen the Scandinavians eliminate former winners Japan and the United States, but coach Peter Gerhardsson does not want his team to rest on those achievements as he focuses on winning the title.
"For me as a coach and the players, you are never finished, you have to prove things all the time," said Gerhardsson."Football is difficult for me. It's difficult, technical, and everything like that. So that's why everybody's interested. You, me, players, audience, everybody. It's exciting." The Swedes have only converted one of those appearances into a place in the final, however, when they defeated Canada before losing to Germany in the 2003 decider.
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