FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, July 7, 2018
England WWWLW 2
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Sweden DWLWW 0
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ENG112
SWE000
Solidarnost Samara Arena · 39,991 att. · FOX

Match Report

England reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Sweden 2-0

England achieved something David Beckham's generation never managed: It reached the semifinals of the World Cup.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
0
57
Possession
43
12
SHOTS
7
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
265
501
Passes
366
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
5
23
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
80
Long Balls
70
40
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
38
21
Clearances
38

Head to Head

ENG leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SWE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robin OlsenG
  2. 4Andreas GranqvistCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 6Ludwig AugustinssonLB
  5. 16Emil KrafthRB
  6. 8Albin EkdalCM-L
  7. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  8. 10Emil ForsbergLM
  9. 17Viktor ClaessonRM
  10. 20Ola ToivonenCF-L
  11. 9Marcus BergCF-R

ENG · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5John StonesCD
  3. 6Harry MaguireCD-L
  4. 2Kyle WalkerCD-R
  5. 8Jordan HendersonSW
  6. 20Dele AlliCM-L
  7. 7Jesse LingardCM-R
  8. 18Ashley YoungLM
  9. 12Kieran TrippierRM
  10. 9Harry KaneCF-L
  11. 10Raheem SterlingCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Sweden 0, England 1. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
  2. 59' Goal! Sweden 0, England 2. Dele Alli (England) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
  3. 65' Substitution, Sweden. John Guidetti replaces Ola Toivonen.
  4. 65' Substitution, Sweden. Martin Olsson replaces Emil Forsberg.
  5. 77' Substitution, England. Fabian Delph replaces Dele Alli.
  6. 85' Substitution, England. Eric Dier replaces Jordan Henderson.
  7. 85' Substitution, Sweden. Pontus Jansson replaces Emil Krafth.
  8. 87' Harry Maguire (England) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 87' John Guidetti (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90'+1' Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Raheem Sterling.
  11. 90'+4' Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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