Soccer-Hurtig considers VAR penalty tattoo if Sweden win World Cup

FILE PHOTO: Aug 6, 2023; Melbourne, AUS; Sweden forward Lina Hurtig (8) shoots and scores the winning goal in the penalty kick shootout during a Round of 16 match in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jenna Watson-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

(Reuters) - Sweden's Lina Hurtig might immortalise her shootout-winning penalty against the United States with a tattoo, but only if her country wins the World Cup, she told reporters in Auckland on Tuesday as the team prepared for their quarter-final with Japan.

The 27-year-old Arsenal winger came off the bench in the 81st minute of the last-16 clash and got her moment of glory when she struck the seventh penalty in a wild shootout that saw the Swedes on the brink of elimination before coming from behind to win 5-4.