• England took a 1-0 lead on Sweden when Harry Maguire scored off a corner kick in the 30th minute of this World Cup quarterfinal game.
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45’: Sterling Keeps Running
Raheem Sterling races onto a long pass in the box and gets a controlling touch. But a double team robs him of the ball. And then it happens again and he gets off the shot with Olsen getting down to save.
Andrew Das: O.K., Sterling was on there but ... what was he doing? After the goalkeeper’s touch on the ball, Sterling recovered it but couldn’t seem to decide what to do next. He had Kane and another teammate but, after buying time, hauled off and shot. “Um, Raheem,” they both say. “Did you not see us here?”
44’: Offside
Jesse Lingard finds a sprinting Raheem Sterling and for a brief moment, England looks to have a great chance. But he’s clearly offside.
Andrew Das: Not sure what the linesman saw there: Sterling was a mile offside.
43’: Sweden Makes Pickford Work
Emil Forsberg gets off a bouncy cross/shot, but it doesn’t have a lot on it, and it’s an easy save for Jordan Pickford.
41’: England Counters
Sterling with a dangerous cross, right on the endline. Lingard arrives to try to score, but Granqvist does a nice job to get in the way, avoiding a hand ball or penalty.
38’: Sweden Runs
A little counterattack for Sweden tries to find Ola Toivonen, but it’s just out of reach. Kyle Walker scurries to keep it in play and start an England counter.
36’: 3-1 on Shots
Officially, England has three shots, of which only the goal was judged to be on target. Sweden has managed just one shot, not on target.
35’: England Keeps Probing
Another cross into the box for England. This time, Kieran Trippier sends one in, but Sweden is there to clean it up.
32’: Sweden Will Now Have to Attack
England had been the dominant team (150 completed passes to 98) but had not been able to get anything going in the last third of the field. Maguire’s header changed that, and Sweden will have to improve its own offensive efforts.
30’: GOAL! England Scores!
Ashley Young takes a corner and sends it in. Harry Maguire jumped the highest. His header is true and England goes ahead.
Andrew Das: England’s focus on set pieces pays off again there. It’s been an area they’ve thought they could exploit all tournament, especially in the V.A.R. age. But that one would have been good anytime — an old-school goal where Maguire just beat his man and took it.
GOALLLLLL!!!!!! HARRY MAGUIRE WITH A BULLET HEADER!!!! #SWEENG pic.twitter.com/JfgQlLmSee
— FIFA World Cup (@WorIdCupUpdates) July 7, 2018
26’: Sweden Locking It Down
Jordan Henderson loses the ball on Sweden’s side, gets it back and then loses it again. Sweden’s defense is impressive.
25’: Trippier Makes Olsen Work
England getting the better of the play. A shot from a good position by Trippier draws a save by Robin Olsen.
23’: No Space for Sterling
Raheem Sterling dribbles around trying to create some space but rifles it into a defender’s midsection. England wants a hand ball, but it’s not there.
20’: England Pushing Now
England comes right back and gets into a dangerous spot. Ashley Young sends a cross into the box, but Sweden is there to dispose of it.
Andrew Das: Not a lot to stir the imagination in this one so far, though as highlights go, England ripping a shot safely wide counts for something.
19’: Kane ... Almost!
Raheem Sterling of England goes on a long run, the best of the game. Approaching the penalty box, Kane picks up the ball and sends off a low rocket, which goes just wide.
14’: Sweden Misses a Chance
Viktor Claesson has a little open space and decides to let one fly, but it’s over the bar. A better shot there would’ve been trouble for England’s keeper Jordan Pickford.
Andrew Das: Gotta be honest: Fifteen minutes in and this game has all the action of an English league game with everyone but the English and the Swedes removed. And I’m not sure any of us would sit down to watch that game.
11’: England Shoots First
England’s Kyle Walker tries a long-range chip, but it’s right to keeper Robin Olsen. Still, it was a shot.
10’: Sloppy So Far
Kane tries to lead Sterling with a pass, but it’s a little too far in front of him. This game so far lacks the crispness of yesterday’s Brazil-Belgium thriller.
Andrew Das: I hope everyone is enjoying their loooong look at the midfield circle in Samara. Feels like it hasn’t been out of frame yet.
7’: Dele Alli to ... Nobody
A steal by Dele Alli seems to set up England for something, but he passes it to nobody.
5’: No Chances Yet
A lot of midfield passing and some bad through balls has added up to nothing at all like a chance so far for either side.
Andrew Das: Cagey start for both sides in the first few minutes, as one would expect. You can’t necessarily win the game early, but you can do something dumb to lose it.
3’: Sweden Holds
Sweden’s defense looks stingy already. Jordan Henderson sends in a nice lofted ball, but Sweden deals with it easily.
Kickoff!
England in red, Sweden in bright yellow. Which team will break its 20-year-plus semifinal drought?
England’s backup striker Jamie Vardy, who has been nursing a groin injury, is on the bench in sweatpants. So don’t expect to see him today.
England Sticking With Winning Side
England’s lineup is completely unsurprising; that’s the team they’ve run out, or finished with, at every big moment. But they’ll need to be wary of just what caught Brazil a bit last night: the widespread expectation that they have this in the bag. Sweden isn’t full of stardust, but they’re a solid unit that knows what it is: no more, no less. And at some point people are going to have to acknowledged they’re a pretty good team. It’s hard to get to the quarterfinals. Just ask Germany. Or Argentina. Or Portugal. Or ........
‘Three Lions’
What’s that song coming from the England supporters? It’s “Three Lions” by the Lightning Seeds and the comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, a song written for the 1996 European Championship, held in England. Its repeated refrain is “football’s coming home,” a reference to England being the cradle of the sport. The lyrics refer to “30 years of hurt,” the length of time since England’s win at the 1966 World Cup. That’s now up to 52 years of hurt.
England’s Starting Lineup
England is unchanged from the team that beat Colombia in extra time in the round of 16. There were mild injury concerns over Dele Alli and Ashley Young, but both are apparently OK and listed 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)
Midfielders: 20 Dele Alli (Tottenham), 8 Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), 7 Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)
Forwards: 9 Harry Kane (Tottenham), 10 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Sweden’s Starting Lineup
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)
England’s Mindset
England Manager Gareth Southgate, a veteran of past England failures as a player, has impressed upon his players that they control their destiny, that previous losses by previous generations of players should have no bearing on what they can achieve in Russia.
“We’ve spoken to the players about writing their own stories,” he said after beating Colombia in the quarterfinals. “Tonight they showed they don’t have to conform to what’s gone before. They have created their own history, and I don’t want to go home yet.”
The Old Guard and the New
England (1966) and France (1998) are the only past World Cup champions remaining in the tournament.
England vs. Sweden: The Game Within the Game
England is the 2-1 favorite for the game. But why bet on the winner when there’s so much other action available? The over/under for the game is 2 goals. Want to bet a football-style point spread? England is a half-goal favorite (with betting on the first 90 minutes only). You can bet on the first goal scorer: Harry Kane is the 3-1 favorite, followed by Rashford and Sterling and only then the Swedes, led by Berg at 12-1. (Betting on sports is not legal in all jurisdictions. Please consult your local statutes before placing a bet.)
Sweden’s ‘Secret’ Isn’t One
Sweden Manager Janne Andersson said Friday that his team is an open book.
“I think there was a coach who once said about their team that ‘they’re quite easy to analyze but quite difficult to beat,’” Andersson told reporters in Samara. “I think that’s a right description for us.”
“It shouldn’t be that difficult to get an idea of what we do,” he added. “The surprise is probably that we’re terribly consistent.”
Southgate’s Fashion Trend
Have you noticed Southgate’s sideline gear? He wears a vest (or waistcoat) without a jacket. And people are taking notice of Southgate’s style: Stores in England have reported a run on waistcoats (as reported in every single British newspaper). The future popularity of the waistcoat may well be determined by 22 men on the field today. Should Sweden eliminate England, the brief waistcoat vogue may be swiftly forgotten.
Play It Safe
Six players risk missing a potential semifinal if they pick up a yellow card today. Four are from England — Jordan Henderson, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jesse Lingard, Kyle Walker — and two are from Sweden: Viktor Claesson and Albin Ekdal. FIFA wipes out yellows after the quarterfinals, ensuring top players no longer miss the final for getting a second yellow in the semifinals, but ones from today still count. (A red still results in a ban, no matter when it comes.)
Interactive Feature
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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