Quarterfinals

■ Sweden 2, Germany 1 — At Rennes, France, Stina Blackstenius scored the goahead goal just minutes into the second half and the ninth-ranked Blågult (Blue and Yellow) pulled a quarterfinals upset.

The second-ranked Germans, who won back-to-back World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, were the presumptive favorites on their side of the bracket. Instead, they’ll head home.

Ninth-ranked Sweden goes on to face the Netherlands in a semifinal match on Wednesday in Lyon.

Lina Magull’s fantastic finish on a halfvolley put Germany up in the 16th minute, with Sara Daebritz setting up the goal that veteran Sweden goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl couldn’t get to.

Sweden’s Sofia Jakobsson tied it in the 22nd minute with a strike that went under the outstretched leg of German goalkeeper Almuth Schult.

It was the first goal the Germans had allowed at the World Cup, stopping a streak of 381 scoreless minutes. In 2007, Germany went a record 540 minutes without conceding a goal.

Blackstenius scored on a rebound off Fridolina Rolfo’s header just about three minutes into the second half to break the stalemate.

■ Netherlands 2, Italy 0 — At Valenciennes, France, Vivianne Miedema and Stefanie van der Gragt headed in free kicks to send the Oranje (Orange) into their first semifinal.

In the sweltering heat of northeast France, the set-piece specialists of the tournament made the most of Sherida Spitse’s deliveries to secure victory for the European champions.

Miedema scored on Spitse’s delivery from the left side in the 70th minute to claim her 61st goal in 80 appearances for the Netherlands — and the forward is still only 22.

Ten minutes later, van der Gragt powered in a towering header when Spitse swung in a free kick from the right.

Francois Mori The Associated Press U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe raises both arms in victory after scoring her team’s second goal in a 2-1 Women’s World Cup quarterfinal win over France on Friday.