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By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, June 20 (Reuters) - Top-ranked Germany hammered Sweden 4-1 to reach the quarter finals of the Women's World Cup on Saturday, overcoming the heat to brush off their European rivals in a second round game in Ottawa.