Sweden vs South Korea Preview

Sweden’s fans were worried about their national team when Zlatan Ibrahimovic retired from international football two years ago.

However, this group of players has shown that those worries are needless; in fact the Swedes seem to play better as a team now than when Zlatan was their leader.

They head into their first World Cup since 2006 with more team spirit, but they have been placed in a difficult group.

They face Germany, Mexico, and South Korea for a place in the Round of 16 and while finishing top of the group may be too much for them, finishing second is achievable, but they have to win this game first.

Sweden have not had the most ideal preparation for this competition as they have drawn their two warm up games 0-0 and they come into this competition having lost three of their last ten games so they are going to be a difficult team to break down for any side.

South Korea are the underdogs in this group based on raw talent and they do not come into this World Cup in great form.

They lost their last game against Senegal – that match followed a draw against Bolivia and they also lost to Bosnia and Herzegovina earlier in the month.

Sweden are unbeaten in their last three games against the Koreans, winning one and drawing the twice.

Possible starting lineups:

Sweden

South Korea

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Sweden

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Sweden		0-0		Peru	9 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
D	Sweden		0-0		Denmark	2 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
L	Romania		1-0		Sweden	27 Mar, 2018	International Friendly
L	Sweden		1-2		Chile	24 Mar, 2018	International Friendly
W	Sweden		1-0		Denmark	11 Jan, 2018	International Friendly

South Korea

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	South Korea		0-0		Bolivia	7 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
L	South Korea		1-3		Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
W	South Korea		2-0		Honduras	28 May, 2018	International Friendly
L	Poland		3-2		South Korea	27 Mar, 2018	International Friendly
L	Northern Ireland		2-1		South Korea	24 Mar, 2018	International Friendly

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