as a makeshift striker. She scored four goals in four games as Sweden were beaten 2–0 by Colombia in the quarter-final. In February 2010, Göransson and Emilia Appelqvist were called up to train with the senior national team for the Algarve Cup. Göransson was named in the senior national team squad for the first time in March 2010, replacing the injured Kosovare Asllani for a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier in Wales. She made her first senior appearance in October 2010; a 3–1 friendly win over longstanding rivals Norway in Falkenberg. Quotes attributed to Göransson in local newspapers strongly criticised national team coach Thomas Dennerby for leaving her out of the national team. But she later distanced herself from the remarks, stressing that her relationship with Dennerby was good. Angry Dennerby wrote an open letter, criticising state broadcaster Sveriges Television for unethically taking Göransson's quotes out of context. When she was named in Dennerby's squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, delighted Göransson said she had dreamed of the opportunity since she was 12 years old. She featured as a substitute in Sweden's 3–1 semi-final defeat to eventual winners Japan in Frankfurt. Sweden secured third place by beating France 2–1 in Sinsheim, although Göransson did not play. Third place in the World Cup secured Sweden's qualification for the 2012 Olympic football tournament in London. Dennerby kept Göransson in Sweden's Olympic squad for London, and she made a substitute appearance in Sweden's 2–1 defeat by France in the quarter-final at Hampden Park. In June 2013, incoming coach Pia Sundhage named Göransson in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013, which Sweden hosted. When the Swedes lost 1–0 to Germany in the semi-final, disappointed Göransson was glad that the team had managed to raise the profile of women's football in Sweden. In September 2013 Sundhage tried Göransson in the left back position during Sweden's 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches. Göransson responded positively to the experiment. Sundhage dropped Göransson from the national squad for an important qualifier against Scotland because she was not playing often enough at club level for Turbine Potsdam. Although Göransson found regular first-team football with Vittsjö and returned to the national squad for the 2015 Algarve Cup, Playing style Göransson can play equally well with either foot. She describes her left foot as more powerful and her right foot as more accurate. An