WERDER.DE: Is that a moment that you’ll remember for the rest of your life?
Ludwig Augustinsson: Yeah, probably. I’ll always remember the second the ball flew over the line and the celebrations that followed. It was such an important game for us, we couldn’t lose. Yeah, that was my best moment of the World Cup.
WERDER.DE: Presumably your phone blew up with messages after the game…
Ludwig Augustinsson: Definitely – I’ve still not replied to them all. I’d like to take this opportunity to apologise to everyone who I didn’t reply to (laughs). There were simply too many, though I was obviously pleased with the support.
WERDER.DE: Your journey came to an end in the Quarter Finals. What was the overall feeling – pride at having come so far or disappointment at losing to England?
Ludwig Augustinsson: We were all very disappointed for two or three days after the game. We knew that we could play much better than we showed against England. However, pride was the main feeling. You can only be happy about getting to the World Cup Quarter Finals with your national team. It was the first time Sweden had played at the tournament for twelve years, so we just want to do the whole thing over again (laughs).