It looked set to finish with one point each.
But in extra time, Danish player Janni Thomsen broke away on a counterattack and decided the match.
We know that the result is so damn unfair. I heard from some of the Danish team - they thought the same, says Monica Jusu Bah to SVT and continues:
We own this match and are doing so damn well.
"Absolutely incredible"
Until the Danish winning goal, most of the World Cup qualifiers were about Sweden.
Felicia Schröder hit the post after just over 40 seconds and again a few minutes later.
In the end, however, she and Sweden were rewarded for the offensive start in the rain at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg.
It had only been seven minutes when Smilla Holmberg tore herself free from her defender on the right in the penalty area and played inside to Schröder - who headed in Monica Jusu Bah's first national team goal of her career.
"It was unbelievable. I didn't know where to go. Indescribable," says Jusu Bah.
In addition to the long-term absence of team captain Kosovare Asllani, Nathalie Björn and Anna Sandberg, among others, were also missing due to injury.
This led to a relatively inexperienced back line, where Hammarby's Sofia Reidy made her national team debut alongside Elma Junttila Nelhage and Bella Andersson.
Perhaps the lack of routine contributed to the somewhat haphazard Danish equalizer after half an hour - just minutes after another Swedish goal (Stina Blackstenius).
Both national team captain Tony Gustavsson and the Swedish players had warned about superstar Pernille Harder before the match. Nevertheless, the ball ended up with the Bayern Munich striker, who easily tied the score at 1-1. In the second half, Harder was forced to leave after a serious collision with Julia Zigiotti Olme.
Meets Serbia
Despite Harder's absence, Denmark was able to take the three points with their late winning goal.
"We're doing a really good first half. We're putting pressure on them. We knew they were dangerous on the rebounds and they were dangerous there too," says Monica Jusu Bah.
Denmark thus tops the group with seven points, three ahead of Sweden and Italy, who crushed Serbia 6–0 on Tuesday evening.
The World Cup qualifiers continue for Sweden in Stockholm on Saturday against Serbia.
Sweden plays in Group A1 in the European qualifiers for the 2027 Women's World Cup.
Sweden started March with a 1-0 away match against Italy, but a few days later managed only a 0-0 away draw against Serbia.
After a 1-2 loss to Denmark on Tuesday evening, Sweden - like Italy - is three points behind group leader Denmark halfway through the qualifiers.
The group winner qualifies directly for the World Cup in Brazil, while the second, third and fourth place teams will face playoff games this fall.
Remaining Swedish qualifying matches:
April 18: Serbia (home, Stockholm).
June 5: Denmark (away).
June 9: Italy (home).
