FIFA World Cup

FT Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Sweden LDDWL 3
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Mexico DWLWW 0
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Ekaterinburg Arena · 33,061 att. · FOX

Match Report

Sweden blanks Mexico 3-0, but both head to knockout round

Sweden dominated Mexico 3-0 to move on to the World Cup knockout round, and thanks to South Korea, Mexico will also advance.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
35
Possession
65
13
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
146
Accurate Passes
390
240
Passes
473
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
56
15
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
9
9
Effective Tackles
5
21
Tackles
8
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
9
28
Effective Clearances
10
28
Clearances
10

Head to Head

SWE leads series 2-0

Lineups

MEX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Guillermo OchoaG
  2. 15Héctor MorenoCD-L
  3. 3Carlos SalcedoCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 21Edson ÁlvarezRB
  6. 11Carlos VelaAM
  7. 18Andrés GuardadoLM
  8. 16Héctor HerreraRM
  9. 14Javier HernándezF
  10. 22Hirving LozanoAM-L
  11. 7Miguel LayúnAM-R

SWE · 4-4-2

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

Timeline

  1. 1' Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' VAR Decision: No Penalty Mexico.
  4. 50' Goal! Mexico 0, Sweden 1. Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
  5. 57' Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Sebastian Larsson because of an injury.
  6. 61' Héctor Moreno (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Goal! Mexico 0, Sweden 2. Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  8. 65' Substitution, Mexico. Marco Fabián replaces Jesús Gallardo.
  9. 68' Substitution, Sweden. Isaac Kiese Thelin replaces Marcus Berg.
  10. 74' Own Goal by Edson Álvarez, Mexico. Mexico 0, Sweden 3.
  11. 75' Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Corona replaces Andrés Guardado.
  12. 80' Substitution, Sweden. Oscar Hiljemark replaces Albin Ekdal.
  13. 86' Miguel Layún (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 88' Mikael Lustig (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, Mexico. Oribe Peralta replaces Miguel Layún.

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