England vs. Sweden: World Cup 2018 Live
England meets Sweden in the quarterfinals of World Cup 2018 in Samara. Both teams are trying to break semifinal droughts of more than two decades.
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| Home | Game Info | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | England | |
| Quarterfinal | ||
How to watch: In the U.S., Fox and Telemundo have the broadcast at 10 a.m. Eastern, but you can stream it here.
Good News, Bad News for Sweden
Bad news: Sweden loses defender Mikael Lustig because of a yellow-card suspension. Good news: It gets midfielder Sebastian Larsson back from suspension.
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Continue reading the main storyEngland vs. Sweden Top Story Lines
• England is the favorite today, with Sweden 4-1 to win in regulation.
• Sweden and England have met regularly over the years. Their most recent competitive game came in the 2012 Europrean Championship. England won, 3-2. One player from that team, Danny Welbeck, is still in the squad; he had the game winning goal that day. Andreas Granqvist, Mikael Lustig and Martin Olsson all played for Sweden.
Continue reading the main story• England coughed up a lead late in its knockout game with Colombia, but rallied in a penalty kick shootout, historically the team’s bête noire.
• England hasn’t made it to the semifinals of the World Cup since 1990; this is its third quarterfinal since then. This is Sweden’s first trip to the quarterfinals since the 1994 Cup in the United States, where it placed third.
• Harry Kane leads the chase for the World Cup Golden Boot. He currently leads all scorers with six goals; three of them were penalties.
• Sweden surprisingly won a tough group that included Germany, Mexico and South Korea, then upended Switzerland, 1-0. Its top scorer is its penalty taker, Andreas Granqvist.
• England has nine goals, tied for second behind Belgium. Sweden has surrendered just two goals, tied for second behind Brazil.
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Spot the Ball: The Knockout Round
Messi’s gone. Ronaldo’s gone. Germany’s long gone. But Spot the Ball has survived the World Cup knockout round! To celebrate, we’ve pulled some photos from the round of 16 and made one very important change — we removed the ball. See if you can guess where it was.
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