| Sweden vs Spain | |
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TIME
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Match:
| Sweden vs Spain
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Tournament:
| World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. B- Round 4 |
Date:
| Fri, Sep 3 2021 |
| Time: | 12:15 midnight Indian time
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Stadium:
| Friends Arena |
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| Match Finished | |
Spain | 1 - 2 | Sweden | |
Lineup
| Sweden
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Sweden XI: Olsen; Krafth, Helander, Lindelof, Augustinsson; Olsson, Ekdal, Laesson, Forsberg; Isak, Kulusevski. | |
Lineup | Spain
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Spain XI: Unai Simón; Azpilicueta, Eric García, Laporte, Alba; Busquets, Koke, Soler; Ferran Torres, Gerard Moreno, Morata | |
Match Preview | |
Spain will visit Sweden's headquarters at the Friends Arena to play the 4th match of the 2022 World Cup Qualification in the European Zone Group B, Friday (03/09/2021) at 12:15 midnight Indian time.
Spain is currently at the top of the group B standings with a collection of 7 points from 3 matches played (W2 D1 L0). La Furia Roja drew 1-1 against Greece in the first match, then successively picked up wins over Georgia with a score of 2-1 and against Kosovo with a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Sweden is currently in second place in Group B with 6 points. Of the 2 matches that have been played, Sweden always managed to win, namely against Georgia with a score of 1-0 and against Kosovo with a score of 3-0.
Spain and Sweden recently met at EURO 2020, where both of them were in Group E. In the opening match of the Group E phase, the two teams met and were only able to play out a goalless draw.
At the EURO 2020 event, Spain and Sweden both swallowed the bitter pill. They both managed to qualify for the knockout phase with runner-up status and group winners. However, in the knockout phase both of them had to be eliminated.
Spain, which was runner-up, was able to advance further to the semifinals. However, Luis Enrique's troops had to be eliminated by Italy with a score of 2-4 through a penalty shootout.
On the other hand, Sweden, which was the group winner, was only able to advance to the last 16 because they were eliminated by Ukraine with a score of 1-2.
If judging in terms of quality, Spain will clearly be more favored over Sweden in this match. Moreover, Spain has not even lost in its last 5 matches against Sweden (W3 D2 L0).
However, Spain still has to be vigilant considering Sweden is not an opponent that can be taken lightly. Moreover, this match takes place at home to Sweden which will certainly increase the confidence of the host players in this match.