The first Group F match of Sweden Vs South Korea ended in a 1-0 victory for the European side at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Russia.
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This victory for Sweden was a very crucial one as they registered their first win in an international match nearly after 8 months. The last time they won an international match was when they pulled off an epic upset against Italy and qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2018.
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This is November 2017. Sweden have just defeated Italy to make it into the World Cup. Today the adventure begins! Opponent: South Korea. Could you wish for a better Monday?? pic.twitter.com/bEXiYE730q
— Sweden (@Sweden) June 18, 2018
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The Swedish team couldn’t have hoped for a better start for their campaign than a win in the Sweden Vs South Korea game in the FIFA World Cup 2018.
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The winning goal was scored by Andreas Grabqvist after the VAR gave a penalty call in favor of Sweden. And Granqvist made no mistake in converting the chance that was given to him.
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VAR: Penalty Review
Penalty confirmed by VAR.
Reason: There was a foul.Andreas Granqvist scores the penalty to give #SWE the lead! #SWEKOR pic.twitter.com/bbHG8ybuXI
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 18, 2018
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Here are a few things that we learned from the Sweden vs South Korea match:
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South Korea’s Inexperience Cost Them The Sweden Vs South Korea Game
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The Korean team didn’t have a single player in the team with the experience of playing more than 10 international games and moreover, their coach Shin Tae-yong is also not very much experienced especially for the World Cup.
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https://twitter.com/YahooSportsUS/status/1008968887214501889
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The South Korean Football Association board’s decision of firing their previous and much more experienced coach, Uli Stielike backfired on them.
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Sweden Is A Dominant Force
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The match was vastly dominated by the Swedish team with Marcus Berg and Toivonen taking a lot of attacks to the opposition and and posing a serious and constant goal threat.
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The defense was bossing around in the Korean attacking half, distributing the ball well.
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South Korean Have Good Defence But Bad Bad Midfields And Strikers.
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The performance from South Korea in their attacking half was very poor, way worse than the expectations of the fans during Sweden Vs South Korea tie.
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Son was nowhere near the impressive player he had been in the Premier league, not even half and didn’t pose a real threat in front of the Swedish goal. Thus, Son Heung-min didn’t put forward a performance worth the biggest stage in football.
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Sweden Have A Real Chance Of Qualifying For The Next Round.
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With Mexico pulling off a 1-0 upset against Germany, Sweden’s win have increased their chances of reaching the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
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They now sit first in the Group F table after winning the Sweden Vs South Korea by a 1-0 margin through a penalty scored by Andreas Granqvist and another win would surely guarantee their move to the next round.
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The first @Budweiser #ManoftheMatch of the day goes to Andreas Granqvist 🙌#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/ZdKP2DP1pI
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 18, 2018
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Sweden’s Attack Is Much Better Than Expected
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The match involved a lot of attacking football from Sweden with Berg and Toivonen leading the way since the starting whistle.
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Their constant attacks forced the Korean midfield to open up time and again. This is what led to the eventual penalty that was given to Sweden.
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