FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Spain vs Sweden, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Spain
  • 86': Álvaro Morata
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Sweden

    Spain edges Sweden 1-0 to qualify for World Cup

    — Spain didn't falter with a World Cup spot on the line and will make its 12th straight appearance at the tournament next year.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Spain. Pablo Sarabia tries a through ball, but Raúl de Tomás is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
    • 2': Raúl de Tomás (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl de Tomás.
    • 9': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Spain).
    • 9': Joakim Nilsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 13': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
    • 13': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Spain).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 26': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
    • 26': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
    • 30': Hand ball by Gavi (Spain).
    • 33': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
    • 33': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
    • 33': Pau Torres (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
    • 34': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
    • 37': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Pau Torres.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Gavi.
    • 40': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (Sweden).
    • 40': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Spain 0, Sweden 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Spain 0, Sweden 0.
    • 47': Hand ball by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
    • 52': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Raúl de Tomás (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 54': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Albin Ekdal.
    • 55': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
    • 59': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Viktor Claesson.
    • 59': Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Pablo Sarabia.
    • 60': Substitution, Spain. Rodrigo replaces Raúl de Tomás.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Pau Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Aymeric Laporte (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 62': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 62': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Pau Torres with a through ball.
    • 63': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
    • 63': Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Emil Forsberg.
    • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Robin Quaison replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 64': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
    • 66': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 68': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
    • 71': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
    • 71': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 72': Foul by Carlos Soler (Spain).
    • 72': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Sweden. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Alexander Isak.
    • 73': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Carlos Soler.
    • 77': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
    • 77': Emil Krafth (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 79': Offside, Sweden. Ludwig Augustinsson tries a through ball, but Robin Quaison is caught offside.
    • 80': Offside, Spain. Aymeric Laporte tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 81': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
    • 81': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
    • 84': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
    • 84': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
    • 85': Substitution, Sweden. Martin Olsson replaces Emil Krafth.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 86': Goal! Spain 1, Sweden 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 88': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
    • 88': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
    • 88': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Gavi.
    • 89': Substitution, Spain. Brais Méndez replaces Dani Olmo.
    • 90': Offside, Spain. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Brais Méndez (Spain).
    • 90'+1': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Brais Méndez (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
    • 90'+2': Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Rodrigo.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Spain 1, Sweden 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Spain 1, Sweden 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 0
    27.6 Possession 72.4
    8 SHOTS 12
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    196 Accurate Passes 669
    281 Passes 748
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    9 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    51 Long Balls 38
    21 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 2
    10 Tackles 2
    0.4 Tackle % 1.0
    13 Interceptions 7
    28 Effective Clearances 20
    28 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
    Location: Sevilla, Spain
    Attendance: 51,844

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Switzerland 6 +12 14
    2 Kosovo 6 +1 11
    3 Slovenia 6 -5 4
    4 Sweden 6 -8 2
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Unai Simón (GK)
    3 Pau Torres
    15 Aymeric Laporte
    18 Jordi Alba
    2 César Azpilicueta
    5 Sergio Busquets
    10 Carlos Soler
    9 Gavi
    11 Raúl de Tomás
    21 Dani Olmo
    22 Pablo Sarabia
    Spain Substitutes:
    Robert Sánchez, José Gayà, Dani Carvajal, Álvaro Morata, Koke, David de Gea, Mikel Merino, Diego Llorente, Brais Méndez, Brahim Díaz, Rodri, Rodrigo.

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robin Olsen (GK)
    18 Joakim Nilsson
    3 Victor Lindelöf
    6 Ludwig Augustinsson
    2 Emil Krafth Yellow Card
    8 Albin Ekdal
    20 Kristoffer Olsson
    10 Emil Forsberg
    7 Viktor Claesson
    9 Alexander Isak
    21 Dejan Kulusevski
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Alexander Milosevic, Mattias Svanberg, Magnus Eriksson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jesper Karlsson, Robin Quaison, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Jens Cajuste, Oscar Lewicki, Martin Olsson, Daniel Sundgren, Pontus Dahlberg.

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