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Japan and Sweden have never faced each other at a men's World Cup, but they share a rivalry inherited from women's football: at the 2011 Women's World Cup, the Japanese eliminated Sweden in the semifinal and then beat the USA on penalties in the final, winning the title in historic fashion. Japan impressed the world in 2022 by topping a group with Spain and Germany. Sweden, with the tradition of Larsson, Ljungberg, and the generation that reached the 2018 quarterfinals, brings physical strength and aerial play to challenge Japan's speed.

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