FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Sweden WDWWL 2
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Match Report

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Sweden recover from early setback to shock Spain

Sweden bounced back from conceding an early goal to surprise Spain and emerge with a 2-1 victory in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
74.7
Possession
25.3
12
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
692
Accurate Passes
182
762
Passes
258
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
4
40
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.4
58
Long Balls
51
37
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
0
4
Effective Tackles
2
8
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
9
Interceptions
6
10
Effective Clearances
51
10
Clearances
51

Head to Head

ESP leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SWE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robin OlsenG
  2. 14Filip HelanderCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 6Ludwig AugustinssonLB
  5. 2Emil KrafthRB
  6. 8Albin EkdalCM-L
  7. 20Kristoffer OlssonCM-R
  8. 10Emil ForsbergLM
  9. 7Viktor ClaessonRM
  10. 9Alexander IsakCF-L
  11. 21Dejan KulusevskiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Joakim NilssonSUB
  2. 19Mattias SvanbergSUB
  3. 23Kristoffer NordfeldtSUB
  4. 11Isaac Kiese ThelinSUB
  5. 13Mattias JohanssonSUB
  6. 5Martin OlssonSUB
  7. 12Pontus DahlbergSUB
  8. 22Robin QuaisonSUB
  9. 17Jens CajusteSUB
  10. 4Jesper KarlssonSUB
  11. 15Ken SemaSUB
  12. 16Jordan LarssonSUB

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 23Unai SimónG
  2. 19Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 12Eric GarcíaCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8KokeLM
  8. 10Carlos SolerRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 9Gerard MorenoLF
  11. 11Ferran TorresRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Pablo FornalsSUB
  2. 6Marcos LlorenteSUB
  3. 14José GayàSUB
  4. 4Iñigo MartínezSUB
  5. 17Adama TraoréSUB
  6. 20Brais MéndezSUB
  7. 13Robert SánchezSUB
  8. 15Abel RuizSUB
  9. 16RodriSUB
  10. 1David de GeaSUB
  11. 22Pablo SarabiaSUB
  12. 3Raúl AlbiolSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Sweden 0, Spain 1. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  2. 5' Goal! Sweden 1, Spain 1. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 34' Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' Jordi Alba (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 40' Sergio Busquets (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 51' Emil Krafth (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Goal! Sweden 2, Spain 1. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross following a corner.
  8. 64' Substitution, Spain. Adama Traoré replaces Gerard Moreno.
  9. 69' Substitution, Sweden. Jens Cajuste replaces Albin Ekdal.
  10. 75' Substitution, Spain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Álvaro Morata.
  11. 75' Substitution, Spain. Marcos Llorente replaces Koke.
  12. 85' Substitution, Sweden. Isaac Thelin replaces Alexander Isak.
  13. 85' Substitution, Sweden. Robin Quaison replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
  14. 85' Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Sergio Busquets.
  15. 85' Substitution, Spain. Brais Méndez replaces Carlos Soler.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Emil Forsberg.

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