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SWEDEN vs. ENGLAND
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

📍 Rhein Energie Stadion

⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
SWEDEN
2 – 2
ENGLAND
✦ REFEREE: Massimo Busacca
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 4' •
  • 34' ⚽ Joe Cole
  • 51' ⚽ Marcus Allback
  • 54' •
  • 56' •
  • 69' •
  • 74' •
  • 85' ⚽ Steven Gerrard
  • 90' ⚽ Henrik Larsson
  • 90' •
▶ MATCH STATS
SWE 46% POSSESSION 54% ENG
SWE 12 SHOTS 18 ENG
SWE 5 SHOTS ON TARGET 7 ENG
SWE 19 FOULS 11 ENG
SWE 8 SAVES 2 ENG
SWE 0 RED CARDS 0 ENG
▶ LINE-UPS
SWEDEN
STARTING XI
  1. GKAndreas Isaksson
  2. DFTeddy Lucic
  3. DFOlof Mellberg
  4. DFErik Edman
  5. MFNiclas Alexandersson
  6. MFTobias Linderoth
  7. MFKim Källström
  8. MFFreddie Ljungberg
  9. FWMattias Jonson
  10. FWHenrik Larsson⚽
  11. FWMarcus Allback⚽
SUBSTITUTES
  • Daniel Andersson▲ 90'
  • Christian Wilhelmsson▲ 54'
  • Johan Elmander▲ 74'
ENGLAND
STARTING XI
  1. GKPaul Robinson
  2. DFJamie Carragher
  3. DFRio Ferdinand
  4. DFJohn Terry
  5. DFAshley Cole
  6. MFDavid Beckham
  7. MFFrank Lampard
  8. MFOwen Hargreaves
  9. MFJoe Cole⚽
  10. FWWayne Rooney
  11. FWMichael Owen
SUBSTITUTES
  • Sol Campbell▲ 56'
  • Steven Gerrard▲ 69'⚽
  • Peter Crouch▲ 4'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

SWEDEN
The Blue and Yellow (Blågult)
EST. 1904
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
ENGLAND
The Three Lions
EST. 1872
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ SWEDEN
▶ ENGLAND
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