Sweden Or Ukraine?

Euro 2021 Jun 28, 2021 0 995 Add to Reading List

DEJAVU story 2020/2021 Sweden vs Ukraine

It is TIME Travelled DEJAVU of the EUFA EURO times of 2012, all over again! This time both team able to rematch against one another. Such a close game during top 16 of EUFA EURO between Ukraine 2-1 Sweden, the first score by Swedish, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and then just 3 minutes later Ukraine hit the draw to 1-1, Blokhin secured the win at 62min mark.

From Group E EURO Championship, Sweden is at the top of the list, after a draw with Spain and 2 wins after with Poland and Slovakia. Whereas, Ukraine got a 2-3 lose over Netherlands, Win over North Macedonia and a lost over Austria.

Ukraine Facts

Ukraine having the 3^rd successive appearance in final tournament and first qualification for the knockout phase.
It is the first Ukraine qualified for a EURO directly after co-hosting in 2012, they also beat Slovenia in playoffs of 2016 event.

Sweden Facts

Sweden had competing 6^th successive EURO Finals out of 7 time total. They entered through group stage since reaching quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2004.
In 2016, They couldn’t made it through due to having 2 Giants, Belgium and Italy lost and a draw with Republic of Ireland. Best times is they won Germany by 3-2 in 1992 and heavy defeated to Brazil by 2-5 in 1958.

Penalty shoot

• Sweden's record in two competitive penalty shoot-outs is W1 L1:
5-4 v Romania, 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-final
4-5 v Netherlands, UEFA EURO 2004 quarter-final

• Ukraine won their only previous competitive penalty shoot-out:
3-0 v Switzerland, 2006 FIFA World Cup round of 16

Prediction line up

Sweeden: Olsen, Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Ausustinsson, Larsson, Ekdal, Olsson, Forsberg, Isak and Berg 4-4-2