The best four of six third placed teams go through to the second round in the 24-team tournament but the Matildas are not going to rely on that lottery to progress. Sitting second in Group D, the Matildas are determined to seal an automatic progression past the group stage with the revenge against Sweden an added motivation.



Despite many new faces in the Matildas' side than the one that was bundled out of the quarter final by Sweden four years ago, Williams says it is still a source of motivation for the 13 players that played in 2011.

"Four years ago half the team was there, half the team wasn't. The people who were there, there is may be a bit of revenge but at the end of the day it's a new tournament, new team, new coach. It's just another game for us."

The Matildas find themselves in a peculiar position with absolutely no certainty on final standings with just one game left in the group. They can finish anywhere from first to last in the wide open "group of death" and should they progress, they can play any of eleven potential opponents in four different cities ranging from Vancouver on the Pacific coast to the 70,000 populated town of Moncton on the Antlatic coast.



With nothing yet assured and even an early exit possible, the Matildas haven't given any thought to what lies ahead of their clash with the Swedes in Edmonton on at 10am on Wednesday (AEST).

"We're not really focused on that, we're focused on winning the game and really everything else will take care of itself. Nigeria play USA and the result could go either way so we're just focusing on our game, we want the three points," midfielder Katrina Gorry said.



Potential match-ups against heavyweights such as Germany, France and Brazil may await but with so many permutations possible, the Matildas aren't concerned with who they play in the second-round so long as they reach that stage.