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France's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group A qualifying soccer match in the ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Pogba’s long-range strike gives France 1-0 win over Dutch

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

France's Kevin Gameiro, left, celebrates scoring his side's 4th goal with his teammate Antoine Griezman during a World Cup qualifying soccer match between France and Bulgaria at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Gameiro and Promes shine for France and Netherlands

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Team North America's Nathan MacKinnon, left, celebrates his game winning goal with teammate Shayne Gostisbehere against Sweden during overtime of a World Cup of Hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP)

Sedins relishing chance for major title at World Cup

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during an awarding ceremony for Russia's Olympians in Moscow's Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attacked the ban on his country from the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics as immoral and inhumane. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Finland eyes NATO safety

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

United States goalkeeper Hope Solo fails to stop a penalty during a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-final match of the women's Olympic football tournament between the United States and Sweden in Brasilia Friday Aug. 12, 2016. The United States was eliminated by Sweden after a penalty shoot-out.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

U.S. women’s soccer team ousted by Sweden in stunner

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

In this Friday Feb. 5, 2016 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Julian Assange arrest warrant upheld by Swedish court

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Pope Francis and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, share a laugh during their private audience at the Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Iran's president has paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican during a European visit aimed at positioning Tehran as a potential top player in efforts to resolve Middle East conflicts, including Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)

Pope Francis to visit Sweden for Reformation anniversary

Catholic News Agency

Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speak during a news conference inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in this Aug. 18, 2014, file photo. (John Stillwell/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Ecuador, Sweden working on arrangement to question Assange

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A passenger has her ID checked at the train station Copenhagen International Airport in Kastrup to prevent illegal migrants entering Sweden on Monday Jan. 4, 2016. The station is the last stop before crossing the Oresund Bridge into Sweden. Sweden requires train companies with service across a bridge-and-tunnel link from Denmark to refuse passengers without ID. (Tariq Mikkel Khan/Polfoto via AP)

Sweden, Denmark introduce border checks to stem migrant flow

By NICOLAS GARRIGA and KARL RITTER - Associated Press

Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis speaks to the media before an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Washington. Leonsis discussed the recent announcement that four teams participating in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey will hold pre-tournament practices and exhibition games in Washington Sept. 12-15, 2016. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Verizon Center to host two World Cup of Hockey exhibition games in September

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

People light candles and lay flower tributes outside the school Thursday afternoon where a masked man stabbed four people Thursday Oct. 22, 2015, in Trollhattan, Sweden. A knife-wielding masked man stabbed four people Thursday at a school in southern Sweden, killing one teacher and a student before being shot by police, authorities said. (Adam Ihse/TT via AP)

Racist motive behind Swedish school attack, police say

By David Keyton - Associated Press

Emergency services attend the scene after a masked man attacked people with a sword, at the Kronan school in Trollhattan, near Goteborg in western Sweden, Thursday Oct. 22, 2015. At least six people were injured, and the offender was shot by the police. (Stig Hedström/TT via AP)

Teacher, student killed in stabbing attack on Swedish school; attacker shot dead

By Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

DANIEL PIPES: Sweden’s populist surge

By Daniel Pipes

US President Barack Obama (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron pose for a picture with Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt (C) next to US First Lady Michelle Obama (R) during the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images)

‘Welfare tourism’ in focus ahead of Denmark election

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

United States' Abby Wambach celebrates her goal with her teammates during the first half of a FIFA Women's World Cup soccer match against Nigeria, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Vancouver, New Brunswick, Canada (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Abby Wambach’s goal gives United States a victory over Nigeria

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

United States' Abby Wambach (20) and Sweden's Nilla Fischer (5) vie for the ball during second-half FIFA Women's World Cup soccer game action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Friday, June 12, 2015. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Starter or substitute, Abby Wambach just wants United States to win games

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Lauding the success goalkeeper Hope Solo has during the Women's World Cup while not fueling the attention of her behavior off of it poses a difficult dllemma for U.S. Soccer as it seeks a third title. (The Canadian Press Via Associated Press)

Hope Solo’s off-field problems likely to be amplified by on-field performances for U.S. in World Cup

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Sweden coach Pia Sundhage speaks during a news conference at the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament, Thursday, June 11, 2015, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sundhage will coach against her old team, the United States, when they play on Friday in a first round match in Canada. (AP Photo/Anne M. Peterson) (Associated Press)

U.S. prepares to face former coach Pia Sundhage in Women’s World Cup

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press