Germany vs Sweden Preview - 23 June 2018

Germany

Sweden

Kick Off at 18:00 (GMT) on 23rd June, 2018
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Match facts

Germany

Germany are unbeaten in their last 11 games against Sweden (W6 D5), with the Scandinavians’ last win coming 40 years ago in April 1978 (3-1).
Germany have won three of their four World Cup games against Sweden (in 1934, 1974 and 2006), with their only defeat coming in 1958 when Sweden – as host nation – reached the final.
Germany have not lost back to back matches in the same World Cup finals since 1958, when they lost to Sweden in the semi-final and France in the third-place match.

Sweden

The two most recent matches between these sides have produced a total of 16 goals – with a 4-4 draw in Germany in October 2012 before Sweden lost 5-3 at home in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
Sweden’s only previous competitive win against Germany came in the 1958 World Cup (D3 L8), with their other 11 victories against them coming in friendlies.
Sweden have faced the reigning World Cup champion at the World Cup twice before and won both times – in 1950 against Italy and 1958 against Germany.

Predictions

South Korea face Mexico earlier in the day. Germany will be knocked out of the competition if they lose to Sweden and Mexico avoid defeat against South Korea.

A reminder that three of the last four World Cup champions before Germany failed to make it out of the group stages in the following tournament.

However, it's hard to see Germans losing this, where they have to go all out for the win.

Final Score – 2 : 1

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