A scrappy game low on quality, but high on entertainment.
Roy Hodgson made one change. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was dropped with Ashley Young moving to the left, and Andy Carroll coming upfront as a target man.
Erik Hamren brought in three players – Johan Elmander upfront, Anders Svensson in the middle, and Jonas Olsson at the back,...
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The story of the tournament so far – Andriy Shevchenko rolled back the years to complete a surprise turnaround in Kiev.
Shevchenko was named from the start, despite speculation Oleg Blokhin would use him as a substitute. The rest of the side was as expected.
Erik Hamren made a surprise choice in the centre of midfield,...
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For the first time since World Cup 1994, Sweden are at a major international tournament without Lars Lagerback. Now in charge of Iceland, Lagerback was at the helm for so long (first as a joint-coach with Tommy Soderberg, then in sole charge) that his footballing style -organised, defensive – became merged with Sweden’s footballing...
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Sweden kept up their excellent record in 2012 qualifying with a convincing win over neighbours Finland.
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