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Jul 6, 2018 · 6 July 2018 World Cup 392. England v Sweden. Date: Saturday, 7 July (15:00 BST). Venue: Samara Arena, Samara. Coverage: Watch the game live on BBC One, the BBC Sport website and app. Listen live ...
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. Throughout the World Cup history, Brazil became Sweden's historical rival.
- Runners-up at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The AFC Executive Committee meeting on 16 April 2014 approved the proposal to merge the preliminary qualification rounds of the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup, which was expanded to 24 teams starting in 2019: [25] First round: 12 teams (ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs.
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Four-time champions Italy did not qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, missing out on qualification for the first time since 1958 after losing in the playoffs to Sweden, while the three-time FIFA World Cup runners-up Netherlands did not qualify for the tournament for the first time since 2002 after finishing third in 2014, and second in 2010. Iceland, with 335,000 inhabitants, became the ...
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Jun 8, 2018 · Sweden qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since 2006 by finishing second in a tough group behind France but ahead of the Netherlands. They then managed to knock Italy out of the play-offs with a 1-0 aggregate score. In this team profile, we'll look at their coach Janne Andersson, their squad, tactics, key man, young player to watch and
Jul 7, 2018 · The World Cup Fiver: sign up and get our daily football email. Pickford pulled off another brilliant save at 2-0, when Viktor Claesson had the chance to change the complexion of the match.
