Football Football Women's World Cup, Sweden 1-0 Canada: Blackstenius the hero as Beckie pays the penalty Stina Blackstenius scored and Hedvig Lindahl saved a penalty as Sweden beat Canada 1-0 to reach the Women's World Cup last-eight. Omnisport 25 June, 2019 02:48 IST With Sweden progressing to the last-eight, there will be at least five European nations in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1995. - Getty Images Omnisport 25 June, 2019 02:48 IST Janine Beckie's penalty miss proved costly as Stina Blackstenius' clinical second half strike sent Sweden into the Women's World Cup quarterfinal courtesy of a 1-0 win over Canada.Blackstenius scored what proved to be the decisive goal after 55 minutes in Paris with what was her side's first shot on target of the match.Canada was handed a lifeline soon afterwards when Kosovare Asllani was adjudged to have handled after a VAR review, yet Beckie saw her spot-kick saved superbly by Hedvig Lindahl.READ | Women's World Cup Round of 16: Clash of strong defences as Italy faces ChinaSweden will now meet Olympic champions Germany in the quarterfinal in Rennes on Saturday, in what will be a repeat of the showpiece fixture from Rio 2016. Both sides had finished second in their respective groups with six points apiece and there was little to separate them in a first half in which defences dominated.Canada had the better of the possession in the opening period but was guilty of being wasteful with their final ball - Houston Dash forward Nichelle Prince, in particular, a culprit.Canada was made to pay 10 minutes after the restart following a swift counter-attack from its opponents.ALSO READ | Women's World Cup Round of 16, as it happened: Sweden sets up last-8 clash with GermanyAsllani led a counter down the left before releasing a wonderfully weighted pass to pick out Blackstenius, who slotted brilliantly beyond the advancing Stephanie Labbe.Drama soon followed when referee Kate Jacewicz consulted VAR before eventually awarding a penalty for Asllani 's outstretched hand as she attempted to clear Desiree Scott's shot, yet Lindahl dived at full stretch to her right to deny Beckie.Sweden then saw a penalty of its own awarded only to be overturned by VAR but it held on for a narrow victory. Read more stories on Football. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :