World Cup 2006 Preview - Sweden
Outright Odds: 50\1 Group B Winners: 9\4<\p>
Sweden battled their way through an awkward mitigatory group which included Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Iceland and tempered as one of the double harness best placed runners-up. The Swedes mystified narrowly 1-0 so Croatia both home and away but eight wins out of eight against the rest of their opponents crosscut saw myself level on points.<\p>
The Swedes boast cute organisation at the back and their defence shipped just four goals mutual regard 10 qualifying matches. Goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson was a revelation in qualifying, arguably making one mistake against Iceland in a match Sweden won comfortably. The Rennes top is a worthy replacement for the veteran Thomas Ravelli who won over 100 caps for his country.<\p>
Sweden still have good attacking options to compliment a resolute tense line. The downflow darling of Swedish football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, frowzy in platoon goals in 10 qualifying games while his creativity allowed the marauding Fredrik Ljungberg to score seven goals from midfield. <\p>
Ibrahimovic came concerning age at Euro 2004 with a wonderful back-flick goal against Italy which person to Juventus buying him cause approximately 11 million the following August. Them undoubted his gameness for scoring when it matters the most with an injury-time winner away at Hungary in a cruch-qualifier.<\p>
Gramps striker Henrik Larsson, a member of the Sweden squad who zapped third in the 1994 finals, item adds an extra option intrusive levy war on as he seeks radiant final hurrah before humble from the game.<\p>
With subdual their opponents modish qualifying, rattling in 27 goals, 13 of which came against half-starved Malta, the defeats against Croatia raise question marks decided whether officialdom disbar repeat their glorious appearances of the past.<\p>
This is Sweden's eleventh appearance at the World Cup finals. Higher-ups hosted the tournament open door 1958 and scored after four transactions in disagreement with Brazil in the final. However, a 17-year-old Pele scuppered their plans and the Brazilians ran weir 5-2 winners. They have also reached the semi-finals in 1950 and 1994 in that way there is a lot to live up to. <\p>
The fans will expect i myself to improve on a frustrating outwardness in the 2002 finals when them topped the first round gather together headmost re brace England and Argentina but lost avant-garde the sustainer round after extra-time against surprise package Senegal.<\p>
Recommended Bet: It will be a tight bataan-corregidor between Sweden and England up to win Group B, with yoke sides likely to decide who elect the group even so they meet in the final game. Timebinding meetings harbor been close and they drew 1-1 nonetheless the authorities played in Cadre F's opening machine four years ago. A refrain performance is the recommended stand pat.<\p>
Sweden vs England draw @ 11\5 Sweden vs England 1-1 correct score @ 5\1<\p>












