Sweden boss Erik Hamren has praised his side's effort following their elimination from Euro 2012.
The Swedes ended their Group D campaign with a 2-0 victory over France, but with back-to-back defeats to Ukraine and England, they will progress no further.
"We performed badly in the first half against Ukraine, but we have been good in two games and we need to remember that the difference was that today, we had the margins with us defensively," he told reporters.
"France had some really great opportunities, like England and Ukraine, but France were not able to score with the opportunities that they had.
"But I'm really happy about how we performed in these games and really happy that we won this game. I'm really proud of the players, but at the same time, it's a bit painful right now, it hurt. I think we're all a bit sad after this game."
England and France have advanced to the quarter-finals from Group D.
Matt Law
