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PARIS — Stina Blackstenius scored in the 55th minute, sending Sweden to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory against Canada on Monday night.
Fifth-ranked Canada had a chance to pull even in the 69th minute, but Hedvig Lindahl stopped Janine Beckie’s penalty kick after a handball was called.
Ninth-ranked Sweden will face second-ranked Germany in a quarterfinal on Saturday in Rennes, France. Germany advanced to the quarterfinals for the eighth straight time by beating Nigeria, 3-0, on Saturday.
Beckie took the kick rather than the captain Christine Sinclair, whose 182 goals remain two shy of matching the record held by Abby Wambach of the United States, who is retired.