England captain Leah Williamson warned her team-mates that Sweden “deserve a little bit more recognition” after an impressive group stage.
“Sweden’s previous results at tournaments are incredible. They are relentless when it comes to tournament football,” said Williamson.
“Maybe disrespectful is too strong a word, but I do think they deserve a little bit more recognition.
“When you have a team who work for each other like Sweden, then you don’t need to necessarily have a crazy standout threat because everyone plays their roles.
“They are hard to prepare for in that sense. The discipline for them all to complete their jobs on the pitch makes them a dangerous side.”
Along with England and France, Sweden are the only nation to have reached the quarters in the past five major tournaments since 2017.
Sweden lost the last meeting against England – 4-0 in the Euro 2022 semi-finals.
The winner will take on Italy in the semi-finals on 22 July.