Pia Sundhage preferred Caroline Seger and Marie Hammarström as the national team's first choice central midfield pairing. Despite questionable fitness Dahlkvist was included in Sweden's squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. Sundhage described the decision as "a gamble" and hoped Dahlkvist could rediscover the excellent form she had shown at the previous World Cup four years earlier. At the finals, Sweden drew all three of their group stage matches against Nigeria, United States, and Australia. They were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing 4–1 to Germany. Dahlkvist remained with the squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Sweden took home the Silver Medal. Though she did not score during the run of play, she was the final taker for Sweden in penalty shoot-outs in both the Quarter-Final match against the USA and the Semi-Final match against hosts Brazil. Her penalty kicks were successful in both contests. Matches and goals scored at World Cup and Olympic tournaments Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments Playing style Dahlkvist is a central midfield player whose main strength is her range of passing. UEFA.com wrote that Dahlkvist also reads the game well and takes responsibility during matches, a trait apparent even when she was a youngster. During the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Dagens Nyheter newspaper described the industrious Dahlkvist as a "tough workhorse in both defence and attack". She is seen as a player who thrives on the big occasion and won praise for calmly converting her 2011 World Cup penalty past the United States' celebrated goalkeeper Hope Solo, a feat she repeated in the Rio Olympics. Personal life Dahlkvist identifies as a lesbian and came out publicly in 2008. She's married and has a daughter. Honours Umeå IK Damallsvenskan: Winner 2006, 2007, 2008 Svenska Cupen: Winner 2007 Svenska Supercupen: Winner 2007, 2008 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Svenska Cupen: Winner 2011 Tyresö FF Damallsvenskan: Winner 2012 Sweden FIFA Women's World Cup Third place: 2011 Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016 References Match reports External links Profile at SvFF 1987 births Living people Footballers from Stockholm Swedish women's footballers Sweden women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Swedish LGBT sportspeople Olympic footballers of Sweden Lesbian sportswomen LGBT association football players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Tyresö FF players Damallsvenskan players BK Häcken FF