Sweden 1-1 Slovenia finished bottom of the group without a win in 6 games. Sweden passed the UEFA Nations League direct play-offs.

November 19 News At 3:45 in the morning on November 19, the sixth round of Group B of the European Group Stage of the World Cup preliminaries started at the Strawberry Arena. Sweden faced Slovenia at home. In the first half, Sweden had only 2 shots and 0 shots on target. In the second half, Staffelt made a mistake and sent a gift. Elshnik broke the deadlock and Lundgren equalized the score. In the end, Sweden drew 1-1 at home with Slovenia. Sweden was at the bottom of the group with 2 points without a win in 6 games. Through the UEFA Nations League direct play-offs, Slovenia ranked third in the group and was eliminated.

[Key events of the game]

Sweden is lagging behind at home! In the 64th minute, Stafelt made a mistake in passing a ball in the backcourt and was intercepted. Spolar broke through and knocked back in the inverted triangle. Ershnik followed up and succeeded with a shovel shot. Sweden 0-1 Slovenia! ↓

Sweden equalized the score! In the 87th minute, Bernhardsen made a breakthrough pass from the left, Lagerbirke headed the ball back, and the unmarked Lundgren volleyed the goal, Sweden 1-1 Slovenia! ↓

[Focus of the match]

In the 8th minute, Badji made a cross, and the unmarked Lundgren shot high in the penalty area. ↓

In the 13th minute, Kanichnik's volley from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Zetterle. ↓

In the 24th minute, Zenelli tackled Sturm and got yellow. ↓

In the 29th minute, Swanberg stole the ball in the frontcourt and shot high from a long distance. ↓

In the 31st minute, Slovenia's two consecutive shots were blocked. Janza followed up and kicked the ball away. ↓

In the 38th minute, Forsberg came on as a substitute to replace the injured Sema. ↓

In the 45th and 2nd minutes, Chelin tried a long shot from the outside but Zettertler missed the crossbar. ↓

In the 52nd minute, goalkeeper Vekic attacked to eliminate Sweden's single chance, and the referee also signaled offside. ↓

In the 67th minute, Bernhardsen cut in and shot but Bjorn blocked the baseline. ↓

In the 73rd minute, Lidberg's header in the penalty area was saved by Vekic. ↓

In the 86th minute, Johansson made a tactical foul and pulled Spolar and was yellowed. ↓

[Lineup for both sides]

Swedish lineup: 1-Zetterer, 20-Kraft (65’5-Gudmundsson), 15-Staffelt, 3-Lindelof (84’2-Lagerbierke), 8-Svensson, 11-Lundgren, 22-Zenelli, 19-Swanberg (66’6-Johansson), 13-Sema (38’10-Forsberg), 14-Badji (66’21-Bernhudson), 17-Lidberg

Substitute did not play: 12-Tallqvist, 23-Nordfelter, 4-Sheehan, 16-Karlström, 18-Ayari , 7-Nigren, 9-Isak

Slovenia lineup: 1-Vekic, 13-Janza, 3-Balkovic, 6-Bjor, 21-Derkusic, 2-Kanicnik, 11-Seslar (69'19-Horvat), 10-Elshnik (88'4-Petrovic), 22 - Chelin, 15-Sturm (89’17-Malakal), 9-Spolar (90+5’5-Stankovic)

Substitute did not appear: 12-Leban, 16-Turk, 14-Zeka, 23-Breccalo, 7-Welbic, 8-Lovridge, 20-Sweitling, 18-Vypotnik