In the third quarterfinals of the World Cup 2018, the teams of Sweden and England stand against each other. Both teams will challenge the semi-final place of the Samara Arena. Both Sweden and England are aware that there is a great opportunity for them to be successful this summer. Both teams will give all of themselves, but only one will go ahead. The winner will face Russia or Croatia.

News for Sweden

At the 1/8-finals the Swedes faced a European clash against Switzerland. Scandinavians won 1-0 thanks to Emil Forsberg’s fall. In this way they reached the quarterfinals. Sweden has the opportunity to reach the semifinals for the first time since 1994, when it finished third in the championship. Problems in the selection of Jane Anderson are related to the absence of Mikael Lustig, who is punished for accumulated yellow cards. However, his absence will not change the game system of the team. The good news is Sebastian Larson’s return after serving a penalty.

The News of England

The English had to go through the roulette of penalties in the previous phase, but eventually managed to win a place in the last 8 in the race. England faced Colombia and last led by 1-0, but at the end of the match, Colombia managed to equalize and sent the match in sequels, which were left without a goal. Thus the winner was determined after penalties, which the “three lions” won with 4-3. England has not played in the semi-finals since 1990, when it finished the Italian medal in 4th place. England is fully aware that there is still a lot of work in Russia, as Garrett Southgate has clearly stated after the victory over Colombia that nothing has yet been achieved in black and white. Missing players due to penalties in the composition of the islanders will not. In the last days, Dele Ali, Jamie Vardi and Ashley Young had minor problems, but the three are expected to be in line for the Swede fight.

Sweden vs. Sweden England – History

The statistics of the matches between them remembers a total of 23 games, in which both teams have exchanged 7 wins. 9 games ended in a draw. At the World Finals they have played 2 times, both of which have ended in a draw. The meetings are from the group stages of the tournaments in 2002 and 2006. For the last two teams played in friendly match in 2012, when Sweden won with 4-2. We are expecting a new interesting clash between these two teams. None of them is to be underestimated. The Swedes have not accidentally reached this stage and are expected to be a little fresher than the English at the end of the game because of the sequels that the “Three Lions” played in their previous encounter. Surely the English team has bigger names, but the team at the Swedes is at a very high level. Our opinion is that in this game there will be no winner in the regular time of the match. Our soccer prediction is a draw or you can try Under 2.5 goals.

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