FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Netherlands vs Sweden, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Netherlands
  • 16': Arjen Robben (P)
  • 40': Arjen Robben
FT
2 - 0
Sweden

    Netherlands eliminated from World Cup contention despite win

    Sweden secured a spot in the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs despite losing 2-0 to Netherlands, whose elimination was confirmed.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Karim Rekik (Netherlands).
    • 2': Ola Toivonen (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
    • 3': Karim Rekik (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Netherlands).
    • 5': Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 6': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Netherlands. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Vincent Janssen is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Kenny Tete (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 15': Penalty conceded by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 16': Goal! Netherlands 1, Sweden 0. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 17': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Netherlands).
    • 17': Jakob Johansson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
    • 20': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
    • 22': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
    • 25': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
    • 25': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daley Blind.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké with a cross.
    • 30': Arjen Robben (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ryan Babel (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 36': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
    • 36': Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Ryan Babel (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 40': Goal! Netherlands 2, Sweden 0. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Claesson with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
    • 44': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
    • 44': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Delay in match Marcus Berg (Sweden) because of an injury.
    • 44': Daley Blind (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ryan Babel (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Netherlands 2, Sweden 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Netherlands 2, Sweden 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Bas Dost replaces Vincent Janssen.
    • 48': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
    • 48': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
    • 51': Jakob Johansson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Offside, Sweden. Sebastian Larsson tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
    • 54': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
    • 54': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Mikael Lustig (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 57': Foul by Karim Rekik (Netherlands).
    • 57': Jakob Johansson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bas Dost with a headed pass.
    • 60': Arjen Robben (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Tonny Vilhena (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bas Dost.
    • 66': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
    • 66': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Viktor Claesson.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
    • 71': Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
    • 71': Substitution, Netherlands. Daryl Janmaat replaces Kenny Tete.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Tonny Vilhena (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Babel.
    • 73': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Netherlands).
    • 73': Gustav Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Sweden. Isaac Kiese Thelin replaces Ola Toivonen.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Bas Dost (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tonny Vilhena with a headed pass.
    • 78': Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
    • 82': Substitution, Sweden. Martin Olsson replaces Sebastian Larsson because of an injury.
    • 84': Arjen Robben (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Bas Dost (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arjen Robben with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Arjen Robben (Netherlands) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Ryan Babel (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
    • 89': Foul by Mikael Lustig (Sweden).
    • 89': Ryan Babel (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Sweden 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Sweden 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    6 Saves 2
    30.8 Possession 69.2
    5 SHOTS 21
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    188 Accurate Passes 536
    291 Passes 635
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    7 Crosses 34
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    71 Long Balls 81
    21 Accurate Long Balls 58
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    17 Effective Tackles 6
    21 Tackles 9
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    47 Effective Clearances 11
    47 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Attendance: 41,244

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    Line-Ups

    NED Netherlands (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
    4 Karim Rekik
    3 Virgil van Dijk
    5 Nathan Aké
    2 Kenny Tete
    6 Daley Blind Yellow Card
    8 Tonny Vilhena
    10 Georginio Wijnaldum
    9 Vincent Janssen
    7 Ryan Babel
    11 Arjen Robben
    Netherlands Substitutes:
    Bas Dost, Wesley Hoedt, Memphis Depay, Maarten Stekelenburg, Donny van de Beek, Matthijs de Ligt, Joël Veltman, Davy Klaassen, Daryl Janmaat, Jeroen Zoet, Marco van Ginkel.

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robin Olsen (GK)
    4 Andreas Granqvist
    3 Victor Lindelöf
    6 Ludwig Augustinsson
    2 Mikael Lustig Yellow Card
    13 Jakob Johansson
    7 Sebastian Larsson
    10 Emil Forsberg
    17 Viktor Claesson
    20 Ola Toivonen
    9 Marcus Berg
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Sebastian Holmén, Filip Helander, Marcus Rohdén, Emil Krafth, John Guidetti, Martin Olsson, Isaac Kiese Thelin, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Gustav Svensson, Albin Ekdal, Ken Sema, Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

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