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LONDON (Reuters) – England will face their toughest World Cup test against Sweden in the quarter-finals, Brazil, coach England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said.
in the last eight by edging past Colombia in a penalty shootout on Tuesday to raise hopes of a first World Cup title since 1966.
"It would be easier for England to beat Brazil than to beat Sweden in my opinion, Sweden today "Swede Eriksson, who led England to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup quarter-finals, told Paddy Power News.
" England have a great chance to make a World Cup semi-final. But, if they are in the game, they're wrong.
"It'll be the most difficult game they'll have played so far, they can bet on that." [19659002] Sweden reached the World Cup for the first time since finishing third in 1994 after a scrappy 1-0 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday.
"Sweden are so difficult to break down. They are very solid and really tough. If you woke them up in the middle of the night, they would know each position in defending – any chance in the game, they know what to do.
"Their strikers are defenders when it 's time to defend and they can defend their own box as well
"During my time with England we put them four times. We lost ou, and the others were a draw, going back before that, Sweden have beaten England in big games. My brain says England, though my heart says Sweden. "
England had never won a penalty shootout at the World Cup before Tuesday and Eriksson believes it will be a big boost in the last stages of the tournament. 19659002] "Everyone gets worried when a game goes to penalties, and with the record England has in competitions, it's huge in England that they managed to win the shootout here … it's great for confidence because of England's history," he
Gareth Southgate's England side by side Sweden in Samara on Saturday.
(Reporting by Arjun Panchadar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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