Stockholm, Sweden – How do you gain almost 100,000 Instagram followers in a single evening?
Zecira Musovic, Sweden’s 27-year-old goalkeeper, has the answer.
Simply pull off three world-class saves in a match-winning performance against the tournament favourites to drag your country into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.
After Sweden’s dramatic penalty shootout victory over the United States in the round of 16 on Sunday, thousands of Swedes across the country took to social media to hail Musovic.
The goalkeeper, who had not been a household name before the game, ended the match a national hero as celebrities, including her favourite music artists, congratulated her online.
For all the noise and glamour surrounding the star-studded US team, it was a night where the determination of Sweden’s defence won the day – epitomised by Musovic’s heroics in goal.
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