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Sweden have been one of the more successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having reached the top four on four occasions, and becoming runners-up on home ground in 1958. They have been present at 12 out of 21 World Cups by 2018.
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe ( UEFA ) and South America ( CONMEBOL ) have ever competed in the final. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final , staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.
France entered the 2018 World Cup as the bookmakers' favourites to win the tournament, and qualified for the tournament by finishing first in their qualification group, ahead of Sweden and the Netherlands.
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Luzhniki Stadium , Moscow
- Man of The Match - Jordan Pickford
- Opta Stats
- What's Next?
Fresh from his heroics on Tuesday night in Moscow, the Everton stopper was at his best again on Saturday to extinguish any potential second-half anxiety. His three saves - from Berg, Claesson and Berg again late on - were brilliant reaction stops, and though his distribution was scratchy at times, he finally got the clean sheet he had been craving ...
Six of England's last 11 goals against Sweden have been scored via headers, all from different players (Sol Campbell, Steven Gerrard, Gareth Barry, Andy Carroll, Maguire and Alli.England - who scored with both shots on target in this match - have found the net with 10 of their last 13 shots on target at the 2018 World Cup.England have scored 11 goals in a World Cup tournament for only the second time, also doing so in their victorious year of 1966.Alli is the second youngest player to score for England at the World Cup (22y 87d), behind only Michael Owen (18y 190d against Romania in 1998).England will now play either Russia or Croatia in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday evening in Moscow
- July 7, 2018
Jul 6, 2018 · Comments. Highlights: Sweden 1-0 Switzerland. Sweden stand between England and a place in the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time since 1990. Janne Andersson's side arrived in...
Jul 7, 2018 · England reached the World Cup semi-final for the first time since Italia 90 as Harry Maguire and Dele Alli struck either side of the interval to beat Sweden in Samara.
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Jul 7, 2018 · Best World Cup finish: Second place, 1958. Notable: Each of Sweden’s World Cup matches with England have come in the group stage. Both, in 2002 and 2006, resulted in draws. FIFA world ranking: 24.
