Sweden and England are scheduled to play their World Cup quarterfinal playoff game on 7/7/18 at 10:00am EST. England finished 2nd in Group G with wins over Tunisia and Panama then a loss to Belgium. They defeated Colombia in the round of 16 after a penalty shootout. Sweden finished 1st in Group F with a win over Korea Republic, a loss to Germany, then a win over Mexico. They won 1-0 over Switzerland in the round of 16. The last time these nations played was in 2012 when Sweden scored a 4-2 victory over England behind 4 goals from Ibrahimović. Sweden will be looking for a new way to create goals now that their star footballer has retired but they have already guaranteed their best finish in the tournament since 1994 when they claimed 3rd place. England hopes to make it past the quarterfinals for the 1st time since 1990 when they finished 4th place.
Match Stats - Team Rosters
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