Kim Kwang-Min, Korea DPR coach
In the end everything worked out for us tonight.
All we had to do to progress to the next round was to avoid
conceding two more goals. Even so, we weren't prepared enough.
Our first two games were fiercely contested so by the time this
match came around, the players had nothing left in the tank and
weren't fully focused. Simply put, the match was a real grind
for us. Once we went behind, we kept on attacking because attack is
the best form of defence. In our next match with Germany we'll
be doing everything we can to get the win. We'll rely on our
strengths and fight every step of the way to reach the end of the
tournament.
Thomas Dennerby, Sweden coach
We made a good start tonight and Korea were a
little edgy in the beginning, but we didn't make the most of
that opportunity. Once Korea equalised and gave themselves a
lifeline, I knew that we were back to square one. Our players are
very experienced but they didn't take their chances. The
Swedish team has a great future because we had a lot of young
players who were making their World Cup debut at this tournament.
As long as they can build up their experience, we're sure to
have plenty of success at the Olympic Games in 2008.
Charlotta Schelin, Sweden midfielder
I scored two goals today but I'm still really
disappointed because we haven't achieved our target of reaching
the quarter-finals. I can't be sure if I'll come back to
the next World Cup in four years' time because that's a
long time for a footballer. First I have to think about what
I'm going to do over these next four years.
Victoria Svensson, Sweden forward
We put in a great performance. Even though we won,
it wasn't enough for us to qualify, so I feel totally empty
right now. All of our opponents in Group B were really strong,
they're three really world-class teams, so this was really a
tough group for us.
