Sweden goes to rooms with just enough money

This is the match of this World Cup that I have least appreciated, I admit. And this is not a lack of quality or intent in the teams of Sweden and Switzerland.

This is the match of this World Cup that I have least appreciated, I confess. And there is no lack of quality or intention in the teams of Sweden and Switzerland. It goes through the approaches, the schemes, the temperament … The truth is that the duel between the precision of Omega, Swiss Army or Tag Heuer, and the Nordic force won by the Swedes 1-0 with just enough.

The Swedes will be tested in the quarter-finals, an instance that has not reached since the United States in 1994, when they beat George Hagi's Romania, Florin Răducioiu and company 5-4 in penalties after the hug to two in the challenge. By the way, at this World Cup, the Swedes, in the hands of Thomas Brolin, Henrik Larsson, and the other Vikings, were third, with a solid 4-0 against Bulgaria who was discussing this position.

Now the pbadport came out of the boots of Emil Forsberg, the most talented player of this eleven at the 66 minute, when a shot found the unintentional help of the Swiss powerhouse Manuel Akanji, which he ordered the detour to keep the Telstar at the bottom of the networks guarded by Yan Sommer.

The truth is that Sweden, with its rigidity in all millimeter-block lines, like the Pyramid of Giza, finished first in its key with victories over South Korea and Mexico (3-0 win) , to quote with the Swiss, perhaps rivals less rocky in these final eighths.

Thus, Sweden jumped at the taking of St. Petersburg, and after the first measures of Swiss success, took the initiative. Toivonen had two chances that could not materialize, and in the midfield they had more authority, winning the baseballs and stopping their opponents' attempts, even though they ended the first half with two times more pbades and 66% possession. nothing meant on the board, even in case of danger generated.

The complementary came to fill a little shock. Forsberg began to show his quality, to get involved in how much play was gestaba.

Eager to react, Petkovic used his heavyweights in attack: Haris Seferovic and Breel Embolo. The latter released a shot that found the anatomy of Forsberg, cloned in a defensive work

Then came the Scandinavian modifications, seeking defense and trying to stop the excesses of the Swiss teams. In this role, Martin Olsson and Emil Krafth walked in the field, and they certainly did their job. Despite Seferovic's luck in his head.

Two different faces of a well drawn organization and a diagram pictogram. Switzerland lacks fuel in the round of 16, and the Swedes, without Slatan Ibrahimovic, but without missing a lot, reach the quarter-finals, with consecutive victories that they have not managed since 1958, when for these football things, they reached the final. . His rival of quarters would come out of the winner between England and Colombia, duel that in writing these lines he still did not find a definition.

By the way, with the 64,042 spectators who gathered at Arena St. Petersburg reached the figure of 40 million at dawn from 1930 to the present day.

Goodbye illustrating this selection, with the work and delivery of the group as motto, expresses coach Janne Andersson:

"It was a surreal feeling to stand on the side of the field listening to the fans screaming my name, but football is a team sport and this team, for me, personifies that, we all work hard for each other on and off the field. We are a good team and we have achieved our successes We are very happy with what we have achieved so far, but we have to digest this quickly, since we will have another match soon. what we did, we also want to win the next game. "