The best moments of Sweden legend Lotta Schelin

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We take a look back at some of Lotta Schelin's finest moments, as we continue our countdown to Australia & New Zealand 2023.

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The impact Lotta Schelin made on the FIFA Women's World Cup™ is memorable.

A serial winner at club level with Lyon, Schelin boasts an impressive personal treasure trove from her time in France. She also enjoyed a stunning 13-year international career with Sweden, which spanned three global finals and placed her at the summit of their scoring chart.

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While the nation followed up their runners-up campaign of 2003 with a disappointing group-stage exit four years later at Schelin's maiden tournament, the forward still left her mark with a match-winning brace against Korea DPR.

Germany 2011 went much smoother, though, as Sweden toppled USA to finish first in Group C. The three-time UEFA Women's Champions League winner then assisted the first goal and netted the third in Sweden's 3-1 win over Australia in the quarter-finals, before eventual champions Japan edged them out at the semi-final stage.

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The Swedes would not return empty-handed, however, as Schelin scored again in the third-place play-off to help earn a 2-1 win over France and claim bronze.

She would eventually retire from football in 2018, with 185 caps to her name and a record 88 goals.


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