70': Kim with but every other determined piece of protecting to disclaim Sweden
66': Substitution no. 2 for Korea - Jung Woo-Young replaces Kim Shin-Wook.
65': GOAL! SWEDEN CONVERT SPOT KICK! Andreas Granqvist with the good of finishes as he evenly places the ball to the left of the goalie. SWEDEN 1-0 SOUTH KOREA
63': Viktor Claesson goes down throughout the Korean field. Swedes are baying for a penalty. VAR pressed into action. And it is a penalty for Sweden!
61': Viktor Claesson will get the YELLOW CARD for a late problem on Hwang.
59': Hwang breaks loose and surges ahead throughout the Sweden field from the appropriate however Jansson will get his foot in between to ship that for a corner kick.
57': The South Korean goalie has been superb lately. Sweden could have easily been 2-0 up by means of now if no longer for him making superb saves. A free-kick from Sweden and Berg directs his header in opposition to the objective however Cho is similarly alert and then he receives some assist from his defender who clears it away.
55': YELLOW CARD FOR Hwang Hee-chan. A horrible problem from the Korean no. 11 on Augustinsson.
51': Koo is in high place to make a header count when he receives a super go in entrance of the Sweden goalpost however his header crashes on the facet internet.
49': A hectic length of play. Sweden march forward and throughout the Korean part however they have been sitting deep and quickly achieve the ownership. They hit again on the counter but it quantities to not anything.
46': 2d part will get underway
45+2': END OF FIRST-HALF - Sweden 0-0 South Korea
45'+1': A go from the appropriate reveals Larsson whose header is simply vast of the appropriate post.
45'+2': Two mins of added time.
43': Another likelihood goes a begging! Berg with the intense cross from the left as he outfoxes the goalie. His lofted cross falls in entrance of an empty cage however there is not any yellow blouse present to place that during.
42': Son goes down throughout the Swede field following a problem from Augustinsson and looks for a penalty. Referee is not . Korean supervisor, expectedly, disagrees.
40': Larsson provides the ball throughout the field however Korean protection is up for it. Ball intercepted. Stil goalless after 40 mins.
38': Koreans once more become independent from however Swedes are unsatisfied. They are protesting foul on Forsberg, Referee ignores.
34': Son Heung-Min catches Sweden on the backfoot and sprints forward from the appropriate wing. After entering the field, he searches for some beef up however Granqvist blocks the transfer and nullifies the danger.
32': 19 FOULS have been committed by means of the 2 groups so far.
29': Corner for Sweden. The ball lands in entrance of Berg who, once more, seems int high place to slot that it however Kim Young-Gwon has to make every other intervention to thwart the chance.
26': After being frustrated for the past couple of minutes, Koreans attempt to regain the momentum retaining the ownership. However, Park Joo-Ho tries to go a protracted cross and it's an ungainly ball. He is down on all fours after falling awkardly. Doesn't glance good for him. He's been taken off. Min-Woo Kim replaces him.
24': Ekdal with a chip however it's intercepted by means of Korean defender. One-way visitors - Sweden bossing it. Still 0-0 even though
21': WHAT A SAVE! Cho Hyun-Woo is stuck in a one-on-one state of affairs with Berg whose shot is magnificently blocked by means of the goalie - two times. He first blocked his shot along with his ft and then punched it away for a corner. Berg will have to be gutted. First actual likelihood of the part.
18': Sweden are growing into the sport now. Seems like the nerves have been settled. Koreans are being driven deep. Granqvist receives a super thru ball and looks set to make it count in entrance of the goalpost when Kim Young-gwon makes an excellent intervention to disclaim him
14: First threatening transfer from the Swedes. Claesson from the appropriate with a good ball and Berg's shot is kicked away by means of the Lee Yong
12': YELLOW CARD FOR KOREA'S KIM SHIN-WOOK. He's been booked for a lunge at Ekdal
11': A promising transfer from the Koreans - Park Joo-Ho makes the go however it's way off. No damage carried out.
8': So some distance, it is the South Korean group which has been at the vanguard. Sweden glance abnormal - no longer a lot ownership both for them,
6': A freekick from a decent spot for South Korea. Son, the Korean talisman, is not upto the mark. Not a free-kick he can be pleased with however Shin-Wook does well to leap ahead however can handiest direct some distance vast of the close to post. Koreans are beginning to take keep an eye on.
Four': First corner of the contest goes Korean's tactics. No damage carried out even though
Three': Ki Sung-yueng wins a freekick. All and all a sluggish start from the 2 facets.
2': Foul from Lee Yong of S Korea
South Koreans are in the whites. Sweden are in their conventional colors - yellow and blue
10,nine,8,7,6,five,Four,Three,2,1 It's Kick-off!
Head to Head Record: These two facets are assembly for the primary time
Weather: A vibrant, sunny day greets the 2 groups and the fans in Nizhny Novgorod
Time for the national anthems!
STARTING LINE-UPS ARE IN!
South Korea (Four-Three-Three)
Jo Hyeon-woo, Yong Lee, Park Joo-ho, Kim Young-gwon, Jang Hyun-soo, Koo Ja-cheol, Ki Sung-yueng (capt), Lee Jae-sung, Son Heung-min, Kim Shin-wook, Hwang Hee-chan
Coach: Shin Tae-yong (KOR)
Sweden (Four-Four-2)
Robin Olsen, Mikael Lustig, Andreas Granqvist (capt), Ludwig Augustinsson, Pontus Jansson, Sebastian Larsson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg, Viktor Claesson, Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen
Coach: Janne Andersson (SWE)
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage from the FIFA World Cup 2018! Today, in the first fit of the day, Sweden face South Korea.
PREVIEW
He did not play in the qualifiers nor pop out of retirement for the World Cup, but Sweden are nonetheless looking to step out of the shadow of Zlatan Ibrahimovic once they face South Korea on the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Monday. The Asians, alternatively, will be depending on their sole international magnificence ability, Son Heung-min, to inspire them on the pitch as each groups attempt to shake off poor form in their opening Group F game.
The plus-sized personality of Ibrahimovic, who scored 62 objectives in 116 appearances for the Scandinavian country, nonetheless dominates dialog across the group although trainer Janne Andersson has been keen to move the narrative on. "This is incredible! This player has stopped to play with Sweden one year and a half ago and we are still here talking about him," Andersson stated after Sweden upset Italy in November's playoffs to return to the World Cup box for the primary time since 2006.
"Gosh, we need to talk about the great players we have in this team I believe."
But the likes of Emil Forsberg, John Guidetti and Ola Toivonen have lacked no longer handiest the bluster but in addition the form to move maverick Ibrahimovic from the spotlight, although Sweden are now observed as a a lot more cohesive unit. It did not assist, both, that Sweden failed to attain in their final three warm-up internationals.
Their patchy form is matched by means of combatants, South Korea, additionally far-from-inspiring in the build-up to the event. Back for his or her ninth successive finals, South Korea will be looking to forward Son to take the leading role after scoring 18 objectives in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur final season.
"I feel great when people say good things about me but what's important is that I have to show it on the pitch. I know lots of people's expectations are on me, so I also feel a responsibility," he informed journalists this week.
South Korea will be keen to avoid any repetition of the fury that greeted their go back house from the final finals in Brazil. Just a single point from their three team fits resulted in the squad being pelted with toffees - a play on the expression "go eat toffee" which is an insult in Korea.
66': Substitution no. 2 for Korea - Jung Woo-Young replaces Kim Shin-Wook.
65': GOAL! SWEDEN CONVERT SPOT KICK! Andreas Granqvist with the good of finishes as he evenly places the ball to the left of the goalie. SWEDEN 1-0 SOUTH KOREA
63': Viktor Claesson goes down throughout the Korean field. Swedes are baying for a penalty. VAR pressed into action. And it is a penalty for Sweden!
61': Viktor Claesson will get the YELLOW CARD for a late problem on Hwang.
59': Hwang breaks loose and surges ahead throughout the Sweden field from the appropriate however Jansson will get his foot in between to ship that for a corner kick.
57': The South Korean goalie has been superb lately. Sweden could have easily been 2-0 up by means of now if no longer for him making superb saves. A free-kick from Sweden and Berg directs his header in opposition to the objective however Cho is similarly alert and then he receives some assist from his defender who clears it away.
55': YELLOW CARD FOR Hwang Hee-chan. A horrible problem from the Korean no. 11 on Augustinsson.
51': Koo is in high place to make a header count when he receives a super go in entrance of the Sweden goalpost however his header crashes on the facet internet.
49': A hectic length of play. Sweden march forward and throughout the Korean part however they have been sitting deep and quickly achieve the ownership. They hit again on the counter but it quantities to not anything.
46': 2d part will get underway
45+2': END OF FIRST-HALF - Sweden 0-0 South Korea
45'+1': A go from the appropriate reveals Larsson whose header is simply vast of the appropriate post.
45'+2': Two mins of added time.
43': Another likelihood goes a begging! Berg with the intense cross from the left as he outfoxes the goalie. His lofted cross falls in entrance of an empty cage however there is not any yellow blouse present to place that during.
42': Son goes down throughout the Swede field following a problem from Augustinsson and looks for a penalty. Referee is not . Korean supervisor, expectedly, disagrees.
40': Larsson provides the ball throughout the field however Korean protection is up for it. Ball intercepted. Stil goalless after 40 mins.
38': Koreans once more become independent from however Swedes are unsatisfied. They are protesting foul on Forsberg, Referee ignores.
34': Son Heung-Min catches Sweden on the backfoot and sprints forward from the appropriate wing. After entering the field, he searches for some beef up however Granqvist blocks the transfer and nullifies the danger.
32': 19 FOULS have been committed by means of the 2 groups so far.
29': Corner for Sweden. The ball lands in entrance of Berg who, once more, seems int high place to slot that it however Kim Young-Gwon has to make every other intervention to thwart the chance.
26': After being frustrated for the past couple of minutes, Koreans attempt to regain the momentum retaining the ownership. However, Park Joo-Ho tries to go a protracted cross and it's an ungainly ball. He is down on all fours after falling awkardly. Doesn't glance good for him. He's been taken off. Min-Woo Kim replaces him.
24': Ekdal with a chip however it's intercepted by means of Korean defender. One-way visitors - Sweden bossing it. Still 0-0 even though
21': WHAT A SAVE! Cho Hyun-Woo is stuck in a one-on-one state of affairs with Berg whose shot is magnificently blocked by means of the goalie - two times. He first blocked his shot along with his ft and then punched it away for a corner. Berg will have to be gutted. First actual likelihood of the part.
18': Sweden are growing into the sport now. Seems like the nerves have been settled. Koreans are being driven deep. Granqvist receives a super thru ball and looks set to make it count in entrance of the goalpost when Kim Young-gwon makes an excellent intervention to disclaim him
14: First threatening transfer from the Swedes. Claesson from the appropriate with a good ball and Berg's shot is kicked away by means of the Lee Yong
12': YELLOW CARD FOR KOREA'S KIM SHIN-WOOK. He's been booked for a lunge at Ekdal
11': A promising transfer from the Koreans - Park Joo-Ho makes the go however it's way off. No damage carried out.
8': So some distance, it is the South Korean group which has been at the vanguard. Sweden glance abnormal - no longer a lot ownership both for them,
6': A freekick from a decent spot for South Korea. Son, the Korean talisman, is not upto the mark. Not a free-kick he can be pleased with however Shin-Wook does well to leap ahead however can handiest direct some distance vast of the close to post. Koreans are beginning to take keep an eye on.
Four': First corner of the contest goes Korean's tactics. No damage carried out even though
Three': Ki Sung-yueng wins a freekick. All and all a sluggish start from the 2 facets.
2': Foul from Lee Yong of S Korea
South Koreans are in the whites. Sweden are in their conventional colors - yellow and blue
10,nine,8,7,6,five,Four,Three,2,1 It's Kick-off!
Head to Head Record: These two facets are assembly for the primary time
Weather: A vibrant, sunny day greets the 2 groups and the fans in Nizhny Novgorod
Time for the national anthems!
STARTING LINE-UPS ARE IN!
South Korea (Four-Three-Three)
Jo Hyeon-woo, Yong Lee, Park Joo-ho, Kim Young-gwon, Jang Hyun-soo, Koo Ja-cheol, Ki Sung-yueng (capt), Lee Jae-sung, Son Heung-min, Kim Shin-wook, Hwang Hee-chan
Coach: Shin Tae-yong (KOR)
Sweden (Four-Four-2)
Robin Olsen, Mikael Lustig, Andreas Granqvist (capt), Ludwig Augustinsson, Pontus Jansson, Sebastian Larsson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg, Viktor Claesson, Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen
Coach: Janne Andersson (SWE)
Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)
Hello and welcome to our live coverage from the FIFA World Cup 2018! Today, in the first fit of the day, Sweden face South Korea.
PREVIEW
He did not play in the qualifiers nor pop out of retirement for the World Cup, but Sweden are nonetheless looking to step out of the shadow of Zlatan Ibrahimovic once they face South Korea on the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium on Monday. The Asians, alternatively, will be depending on their sole international magnificence ability, Son Heung-min, to inspire them on the pitch as each groups attempt to shake off poor form in their opening Group F game.
The plus-sized personality of Ibrahimovic, who scored 62 objectives in 116 appearances for the Scandinavian country, nonetheless dominates dialog across the group although trainer Janne Andersson has been keen to move the narrative on. "This is incredible! This player has stopped to play with Sweden one year and a half ago and we are still here talking about him," Andersson stated after Sweden upset Italy in November's playoffs to return to the World Cup box for the primary time since 2006.
"Gosh, we need to talk about the great players we have in this team I believe."
But the likes of Emil Forsberg, John Guidetti and Ola Toivonen have lacked no longer handiest the bluster but in addition the form to move maverick Ibrahimovic from the spotlight, although Sweden are now observed as a a lot more cohesive unit. It did not assist, both, that Sweden failed to attain in their final three warm-up internationals.
Their patchy form is matched by means of combatants, South Korea, additionally far-from-inspiring in the build-up to the event. Back for his or her ninth successive finals, South Korea will be looking to forward Son to take the leading role after scoring 18 objectives in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur final season.
"I feel great when people say good things about me but what's important is that I have to show it on the pitch. I know lots of people's expectations are on me, so I also feel a responsibility," he informed journalists this week.
South Korea will be keen to avoid any repetition of the fury that greeted their go back house from the final finals in Brazil. Just a single point from their three team fits resulted in the squad being pelted with toffees - a play on the expression "go eat toffee" which is an insult in Korea.
FIFA World Cup live: Sweden vs South Korea
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