England vs. Sweden: 2018 World Cup live

The old guard and the new

England (1966) and France (1998) are the only former World Cup champions to remain in the tournament

England vs Sweden: the game in the game [19659004] is the 2-1 favorite for the match. But why bet on the winner when there are so many other actions available? The plus / minus for the game is 2 goals. Want to bet a gap in football style points? England is a half-goal favorite (with bets on the first 90 minutes only). You can bet on the leading scorer: Harry Kane is the 3-1 favorite, followed by Rashford and Sterling and only then the Swedes, led by Berg at 12-1. (Sports betting is not legal in all jurisdictions.Please consult your statutes before betting.)

The Swedish "secret" is not a

Swedish manager Janne Andersson said Friday that his team was an open book.

"I think that there was a coach who once said about his team" that they are pretty easy to badyze but hard enough to beat, "Andersson told reporters in Samara "I think it's a good description for us."

"It should not be so hard to get an idea of ​​what we're doing," he added. is probably that we are terribly consistent. "

Southgate Fashion Trend

Have you noticed the equipment of Southgate? He wears a jacket (or vest) without a jacket. And people take note of the style from Southgate: Stores in England have reported a run on vests (as reported in every UK newspaper) .The future popularity of the vest could well be determined by 22 men on the ground today. 39, England, the vogue of the vest can be quickly forgotten

England & # 39; s Starting Lineup

England is unchanged from the team that beat Colombia in overtime in the round of 16. Ashley Young, but both are apparently OK and registered on the team sheet.

Goalkeepers: 1 Jordan Pickford (Everton)

Defenders: 6 Harry Maguire (Leicester), 5 John Stones (Manchester City), 12 Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), 2 Kyle Walker (Manchester City), 18 Ashley Young (Manchester United)

Midfielder: 20 Dele Alli (Tottenham), 8 Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), 7 Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)

Forwarding: 9 Harry Kane (Tottenham), 10 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

Starting Composition of Sweden

Goalkeeper: 1 Robin Olsen (Copenhagen)

Defenders: 3 Victor Lindelof (Manchester United ), 4 Andreas Granqvist (Krasnador), 6 Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), 16 Emil Krafth (Bologna)

Midfielders: 7 Sebastian Larsson (Hull), 8 Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), 10 Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig ), 17 Viktor Claesson (Krasnador)

Forwards: 9 Marcus Berg (Al Ain), 20 Ola Toivonen (Toulouse)

Play It Safe

Six players risk missing a potential semifinal. they are getting a yellow card today. Four of England – Jordan Henderson, Loftus-Cheek Ruben, Jesse Lingard, Kyle Walker – and two from Sweden: Viktor Claesson and Albin Ekdal. FIFA eliminates the yellows after the quarterfinals, ensuring that the best players will not miss the final to get a second yellow in the semifinals, but those of today still count. (A red always leads to a ban, no matter when he arrives.)

Aim against his camp

Harry Kane still leads the official Golden Boot race, awarded to the tournament's top scorer, with six goals . But he runs the unofficial officiating log run at the surprisingly prolific Own Goal, which hit his record of 11 when Fernandinho put one in his own net against Belgium on Friday.

Good news, bad news for Sweden

: Sweden lose defender Mikael Lustig because of a yellow card suspension. Good news: midfielder Sebastian Larsson is again suspended

England and Sweden Top Story Lines

• Sweden and England have met regularly over the years. Their last competitive match took place at the 2012 European Championship. England won, 3-2. One of this team, Danny Welbeck, is still in the team; he had the winning goal of the match that day. Andreas Granqvist, Mikael Lustig and Martin Olsson all played for Sweden.

• England finished first in the knockout match with Colombia, but rallied to a penalty shootout, historically the team's pet peeve. I've been to the semifinals of the World Cup since 1990; It's his third quarter-final since then. It's Sweden's first trip to the quarter-finals since the 1994 Cup in the United States, where it's ranked third.

• Harry Kane leads the pursuit of the World Cup Gold Cup. He currently leads all scorers with six goals; three of them were penalties.

• Sweden surprisingly won a difficult group that included Germany, Mexico and South Korea, then Switzerland, 1-0. His top scorer is goalkeeper Andreas Granqvist

• England has nine goals, tied for second behind Belgium. Sweden lost just two goals, tied for second place behind Brazil.

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