“We didn’t give Switzerland many chances at all,” Forsberg said. “To see what we’re achieving together, it just brings tears to my eyes and makes me so proud.”
Sweden’s run to the quarterfinals has come without its totemic player of the last 10 years, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has retired from the national team. But while it may lack Ibrahimovic’s nose for goal and outsized personality, the team has used good organization and just enough scoring punch for a run of good results at the Cup.
Next up for Sweden is the winner of the Colombia-England match, on Saturday in Samara.
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Here’s how Sweden beat Switzerland:
FULL TIME: Sweden Advances!
Emil Forsberg’s second-half goal was enough for Sweden to beat Switzerland and advance to the quarterfinals.
90’ + 7: Free Kick Blocked
Toivonen takes the free kick and forces a save. Game over!
Andrew Das: Sweden in the quarterfinals. Well then. I wonder if the Germans were watching back home.
90’ + 6: No Penalty for Switzerland
After a review, it’s deemed only a free kick, but a red card for Lang of Switzerland.
94: PENALTY!?
With every Swiss player forward, Sweden gets a break and Olsson is through on goal. He’s pushed from behind by Lang and it’s a late, late penalty. But was it barely outside the area? Video is called in ...
90’ + 2: Switzerland ... Almost!
Rodriguez hooks in a cross, and Seferovic has a chance! But his header is saved by a perfectly positioned Olsen. Was that Switzerland’s last hope?
90’: Time Running out for Switzerland
A time-wasting sub for Sweden: Thelin for Berg. We have only three minutes of added time.
89’: Killing Time
Olsson adjusts his socks before taking a throw in, then he and Toivonen kill some time by the corner flag. Sweden is using up every second they can.
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86’: Switzerland Denied
Another Shaqiri corner is punched away. Rodriguiez creates some space but his shot is blocked. Sweden holding on under plenty of Swiss pressure. For every Swiss shot, there are about two Swedish defenders jumping in the way.
85’: A Tale of Two Fans
The Sweden fans sing with gusto. Swiss fans captured on camera look bleak.
83’: Forsberg Limps Off
Emil Forsberg, the goal-scorer, is coming out for Sweden. He is limping a little, perhaps that explains it. Martin Olsson, a defender, checks in. Should the Swiss tie this, Sweden will miss Forsberg for sure.
80’: Switzerland Almost Equalizes!
Close for Switzerland. Breel Embolo rises off a corner and gets a good header on it, but his shot is stopped just short of the line.
77’: Sweden Works the Clock
Sweden hangs onto the ball for a while, getting a few balls into the box, but more important, taking some time off he clock.
73’: Switzerland Bring On Fresh Legs
After a stalled attack, we have the first sub of the game. Switzerland sends in Embolo for Zuber and Seferovic for Dzemali.
72’: Shaqiri Threatens Equalizer
A Shaqiri shot caroms crazily off a defender, but luckily for Sweden it goes wide. Corner for Switzerland.
70’: Sweden Keeps Pushing
Sweden is suddenly full of pep, and Ekdal belts a shot over the bar.
66’: GOAL! Sweden Leads 1-0
After some passes around the outskirts of the box, Emil Forsberg cranks a shot from the half moon. It takes a little deflection off defender Manuel Akanji, and goes in! For now FIFA has it scored as a Forsberg goal, but it could be an own goal depending on your interpretation.
Andrew Das: There it is, the goal Sweden should have had and the goal this game (and everyone watching) needed. Forsberg got himself free, but the real sweet finish was Akanji turning it past Yann Sommer by accident.
64’: Forsberg Wastes Chance
There’s only a two-man wall, but Emil Forsberg manages to slam the ball into it. Sweden gets the rebound, but the Swiss quickly knock it away. A wasted chance for Sweden.
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63’: Free Kick for Sweden
Sweden counterattacks and Forsberg is knocked down. This free kick is just barely outside the area. Great opportunity.
62’: Yellow for Behrami
Sweden was looking dangerous for a second and Behrami steps in a little too forcefully. That’s a yellow card. He’ll miss the next match if Switzerland has one.
59’: Lob to Nowhere
There’s not a lot of incisive attacking going on right now. Sweden forces a turnover and gets a decent break going, but ends up lobbing a ball to nowhere.
53’: Three Corners for Switzerland
Ricardo Rodriguez grabs a rebound and shoots immediately, but right into a defender. Nothing comes of the corner. Switzerland gets two more corners in a row and manages to force one routine punch save.
50’: Switzerland Comes Up Empty
Switzerland comes right back. Josip Drmic sends what could’ve been a dangerous ball into the box but nobody takes advantage.
49’: Sweden Threatens
After Marcus Berg creates a chance, Ola Toivonen gets the first shot for Sweden, but sends it well over.
47’ Early Whistle
Referee Damir Skomina blows the whistle on Switzerland’s Granit Xhaka, who tripped up a Swedish player.
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46’: Who Will Score?
Time for the second half. Who will break the deadlock (if anyone)?
The Numbers
Seven shots for each team, but Switzerland dominated possession, 66-34 percent and made 312 passes to the Swedes’ 156. Switzerland has completed 270 of those passes, Sweden 111.
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You would still make Switzerland the favorite, but any result is possible at this point. Well, probably not a 5-4 thriller.
Chances, but No Finishing
Andrew Das: You can’t say there weren’t chances in that half. You CAN say there was some abominable finishing. Not sure that’s solvable in a halftime talk, but if Japan and Belgium can thrill us in a second half, there’s always hope that Sweden and Switzerland can, too. I mean, we’ve seen them score. We know it’s possible.
Halftime: Sweden 0, Switzerland 0
Switzerland had the better offense, but Sweden’s smothering defense was up to the challenge. The result: A 0-0 game.
45’: Shaqiri Creates a Chance, but Nobody’s There
Xherden Shaqiri continues to be the main man for Switzerland, sending a ball across goal that three Swiss can’t seem to get to.
41’: Ekdal Misfires
Mikael Lustig sends a great cross into the box. Ekdal of Sweden races in, but he’s off balance and the ball is bouncing high, so he can’t direct it. He probably should’ve used his head there.
Andrew Das: Woof. What a miss that was. The finishing in this game is so bad you kind of wish the Germans had made it. Which is saying something, because theirs wasn’t much better when they were here.
40’: Forsberg Hits the Wall
Sweden earns a promising free kick, but Forsberg hoofs it into the wall and it skitters off, wide of the post
39’: Good Chance for Switzerland
Blerim Dzemaili sends one over the bar and holds his head in frustration. But in truth, had it been hit lower it likely would have been blocked by one of the four Swedes between him and goal.
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37’: Corner for Switzerland
For Switzerland, Rodriguez takes a corner, and Shaqiri tries some fancy stepovers. But nothing is working as Sweden have all 10 men in the box.
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34’: Xhaka Shoots From Long Distance
Granit Xhaka of Switzerland tries a shot from 30-plus yards. It seems ambitious, but actually only barely whistles over the net.
31’: Yellow Card for Lustig
First yellow card, to Mikael Lustig of Sweden for holding. It’s his second yellow and he would miss the quarterfinal.
Ricardo Rodriguez gets the free kick around the wall, but it’s an easy save.
30’: Sweden Focusing on Defense
World Cup teams usually have one or two players who are mostly excused from defensive duties: a striker, a playmaker. Not Sweden, which is harrying Switzerland everywhere.
28’: Beautiful Save for Swiss Keeper
Marcus Berg has plenty of time after getting a pass in the box and his hard shot draws a one-handed diving save from Swiss keeper Sommer. That was close!
27’: Lustig Strong for Sweden in the Back
More good Sweden defense: Mikael Lustig heads a chance away.
24’: Switzerland Wastes Chance
Switzerland finds Steven Zuber in the box, but he doesn’t get a good head on it and floats one over the bar.
23’: Sweden Pressing
After a series of passes, Switzerland winds up 50 yards back of where it started. Sweden is pressing on the ball all over the pitch.
19’: Sweden Defense Holds
Switzerland manages to get the ball in the box again, but Sweden’s defense has been very well organized and is foiling the best Swiss efforts.
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Andrew Das: It’s not too early to say this game could use a goal to open it up. These teams will be cautious by nature, knowing a rare trip to the quarterfinals is there for the taking as long as they don’t do something dumb and throw it away. But the longer this stays scoreless, the more cagey it might become. One goal blows it up thought. Then everybody on the losing team has to press.
15’: Back and Forth
A good passing sequence for Sweden ends with Lustig shanking a ball sideways straight to Switzerland. On the other end, Shaqiri’s cross is too high for Josip Drmic. Both sides have had chances early, but Sweden’s have been more threatening.
13’: Switzerland Attack Collected
Xherden Shaqiri with a nice through ball to Dzemaili, who can’t quite reach it. Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen collects.
10’: Sweden Getting Chances
Another blast over the bar for Sweden. It’s Berg again, but his shot is blocked. Ekdal rushes in to get the rebound but sends one into the stands. Switzerland has left itself a little open at the back in the last couple of minutes.
9’: Misfire for Sweden
Sweden break for goal and Marcus Berg is behind the defense! But his shot is atrocious.
8’: Another Shot for Switzerland Handled
Zuber of Switzerland with a nice dribble and a curling shot, but the keeper is right there.
7’: Forsberg Probing
Emil Forsberg sends a ball through the Switzerland defense but there’s nobody on the other end of that one. Goal kick.
5’: Switzerland the Better Side Early
Switzerland has had the better of the early touches, but both sides are far from stamping any authority on the match yet.
4’: Free Kick for Sweden
Switzerland’s Blerim Dzemaili draws an early whistle from referee Damir Skomina. Free kick for Sweden.
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1’: Shaqiri Fires First
Sweden starts by passing it back and Lindelof simply falls over, losing the ball! A quick chance for Switzerland results in a long-range Xherdan Shaqiri shot that goes well wide.
Andrew Das: Nothing says scary moment in a knockout game than a Sweden defender slipping, falling, and turning the ball over in the first minute. Nothing says ‘scoreless tie coming’ than Switzerland wasting the chance with a 25-yard shot 10 yards wide.
Kickoff!
Classic colors today: Sweden in yellow, Switzerland in red.
Bola.com, Jakarta - Swedia akan bertempur dengan Swiss guna berebut satu tempat di babak perempat final Piala Dunia 2018, di Saint Petersburg Stadium, Selasa (3/7/2018) dini hari WIB. Kedua tim berjanji akan menyelesaikan misi mereka dalam rentang 90 menit, alias tak perlu ada perpanjangan waktu ataupun adu penalti.
Kondisi tersebut membuat Swedia dan Swiss akan mengerahkan seluruh kemampuan agar bisa merobek jala lawan sebanyak mungkin, unggul, lalu lolos dari Babak 16 Besar Piala Dunia 2018. Sebuah pekerjaan yang tak ringan jika melihat kondisi pasukan masing-masing.
Pada laga malam ini, Swiss tak akan diperkuat dua pemain penting, yakni bek Fabian Schaer dan kapten tim, Stephan Lichtsteiner. Sementara nama gelandang Sebastian Larsson bakal menghilang dari starting eleven Swedia.
Gelandang Swiss, Granit Xhaka menegaskan, rekan-rekannya tak ingin memerpanjang permainan di lapangan. Menurutnya, pilihan terbaik bagi Swiss adalah menaklukkan Swedia dalam 90 menit.
"Pertandingan akan ketat, tapi kami tahu siapa yang akan lolos. Kekuatan kami bisa mengalahkan mereka, dan Swedia akan segera pulang. Kami ingin menaklukkan Swedia dalam rentang 90 menit," sebut Xhaka.
Pelatih Swiss, Vladimir Petkovic sepakat dengan keinginan anak asuhnya tersebut. Ia memberi gambaran, kans anak asuhnya terbilang besar jika mengukur kekuatan individu.
"Kami sempat membuat susah diri sendiri pada tiga laga pertama. Namun, kami akan mengontrol permainan saat bersua Swedia. Kami tak ingin mengecewakan fans yang rela terbang ke Saint Petersburg," kata Petkovic.
Bagi dua negara di kawasan Eropa tersebut, pertemuan mereka menjadi bagian dari sejarah panjang. Secara statistik, Swedia dan Swiss sudah bertemu 29 kali dalam 98 tahun terakhir.
Swiss mengoleksi 11 kemenangan, kalah 10 kali, dan sisanya berakhir imbang. Uniknya, baru kali ini Swedia dan Swiss bertemu dalam sebuah turnamen atau kompetisi besar.
Keinginan Swiss menyelesaikan pertandingan dalam waktu normal mendapat tanggapan dingin dari kubu Swedia. Pelatih The Viking, Janne Andersson menyebut, timnya tak ingin terlalu gegabah menilai permainan lawan. Mereka sudah melakukan evaluasi, dan yang paling kentara adalah penyelesaian akhir.
"Kami ingin melihat kekuatan Swiss, dan mungkin sekitar 10 - 15 menit pada awal pertandingan. Swiss boleh berharap, tapi kami akan menutup asa mereka dengan ciri khas permainan pasukanku," ancam Janne Andersson, Pelatih Swedia.
Momen kali ini menjadi titik krusial bagi Swedia dalam sejarah partisipasi di pentas Piala Dunia. Pasukan Kuning tersebut berharap bisa mengulangi catatan apik pada 1994. Saat itu, Thomas Brolin dkk bisa berstatus semifinalis, sekaligus mendapat medali perunggu.
Gelandang Swedia, Emil Forsberg berharap rekan-rekannya bisa bermain lebih apik dibanding saat menekuk Meksiko pada laga terakhir fase grup. "Kami memiliki mental yang bagus, dan itu sangat tepat. Swiss tim yang komplet, tapi kami bisa melewati mereka," katanya.
Emil Forsberg's deflected strike has sent Sweden through to the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the first time since 1994.
The last-16 tie had been locked at 0-0 for 66 minutes of the game before Forsberg's shot trickled past Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
The match ended in chaos when Switzerland's Michael Lang was sent off for a push on Martin Olsson late in the game.
Sweden will play either England or Colombia in the last eight of the World Cup in Samara on Saturday afternoon.
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Timnas Swedia bakal menang tipis atas Swiss. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj) Timnas Swedia bakal menang tipis atas Swiss. (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj)
Laga antara Swedia vs Swiss bakal jadi duel militan antara kedua tim. (Foto: REUTERS/Murad Sezer) Laga antara Swedia vs Swiss bakal jadi duel militan antara kedua tim. (Foto: REUTERS/Murad Sezer)
Swiss punya catatan yang cukup baik di Piala Dunia 2018. (Foto: REUTERS/Matthew Childs) Swiss punya catatan yang cukup baik di Piala Dunia 2018. (Foto: REUTERS/Matthew Childs)
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- Duel tim sesama Benua Eropa bakal tersaji pada laga babak 16 besarantara timnas Swedia melawan Swiss di Stadion Krestovsky, Selasa (3/7). Berikut prediksi Swedia vs Swiss dari CNNIndonesia.com.Swedia merupakan salah satu tim kejutan yang lolos dari Grup F. Blaugult sukses mengalahkan Meksiko 3-0 di laga pamungkas dan berhak atas status juara grup tersebut.Tim arahan Janne Andersson bakal menghadapi runner-up Grup E, Swiss. Perbandingan kekuatan kedua tim itu pun tak terlalu mencolok.Laga Swedia lawan Swiss bakal disiarkan di Trans TV pada pukul 21.00 WIB. Sedangkan cuplikan gol dan highlights bisa disaksikan diBerikut prediksi laga Swedia vs Swiss yang dihimpun dari tim redaksi olahraga CNNIndonesia.com:Swedia menjalani fase grup yang lebih menantang ketimbang Swiss. Dengan demikian Swedia, sudah lebih matang menghadapi fase gugur.Pendekatan defensif yang digunakan Janne Anderson dan Vladimir Petkovic membuat pertandingan ini bisa berakhir dengan minim gol.Labilnya pertahanan Swiss membuat saya menjagokan Swedia meraih tiket ke babak delapan besar dengan kemenangan 1-0.Tanpa Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Swedia justru bermain secara kolektif dan disiplin. Pelatih Jan Olof Anderson pun bisa menurunkan tim inti favoritnya, meski Sebastian Larsson terpaksa absen karena cedera.Di sisi lain, Swiss yang kehilangan Stephan Lichtsteiner dan Fabian Schar di lini pertahanan akan kerepotan menghadapi serangan-serangan Swedia. Swiss hanya akan mengandalkan serangan balik dengan mengandalkan Granit Xhaka dan Xherdan Shaqiri.Swedia bisa menang dengan skor 2-0 dan melaju ke perempat final.Pertandingan Swedia vs Swiss bakal jadi duel tim militan. Mengandalkan kekuatan fisik, kecepatan, dan stamina yang prima.Swedia memang tampil lebih impresif jika menilik rekor perjalanan di fase grup. Namun, Swiss bukan lawan yang bisa di pandang sebelah mata. Apalagi Rossocrociati mampu menahan imbang Brasil 1-1 di laga perdana.Saya prediksi Swiss mampu meladeni perlawanan Swedia sekaligus menang dengan skor tipis 1-0.Swedia boleh tampil luar biasa saat mengalahkan Meksiko di laga terakhir fase grup, tapi Swiss lawan yang berbeda untuk Marcus Berg dan kawan-kawan.Swiss dan Swedia memiliki gaya permainan yang hampir sama. Tapi, Swiss punya sejumlah pemain yang bisa menjadi pembeda lewat kemampuan individu.Xherdan Shaqiri akan jadi ancaman utama lini pertahanan Swedia. Swiss saya prediksi bisa menang 2-1 atas Swedia.Duel Swedia lawan Swiss adalah laga dua tim kuda hitam di Piala Dunia 2018. Baik Swiss maupun Swedia sama-sama tampil bagus di babak penyisihan grup.Swiss punya pemain dengan kualitas bagus macam Granit Xhaka dan Xherdan Shaqiri. Dua pemain ini punya potensi mengangkat performa tim secara keseluruhan. Namun, Swedia telah membuktikan bahwa mereka adalah tim dengan kolektivitas permainan yang patut diacungi jempol.Swedia tak akan mudah putus asa bila 1-2 pemain mereka bisa dikunci pergerakannya oleh lawan. Kolektivitas permainan ini yang akan mengantar Swedia menang dengan skor 2-1.Swedia memiliki mentalitas cukup tangguh di fase gugur seperti halnya tim-tim negara rumpun Skandinavia. Bukan hanya bermodal motivasi, permainan kolektif Swedia bakal diandalkan menghadapi Swiss.Blaugult juga memiliki pertahanan solid, terbukti hanya kebobolan dua gol dalam tiga laga di Grup F. Berbeda dengan Swiss yang cukup rapuh dalam bertahan dengan empat kali kebobolan.Swedia akan memanfaatkan kerapuhan di lini pertahanan Swiss untuk menyingkirkan lawannya itu. Tim arahan Janne Andersson bakal menang tipis 1-0 atas Swiss.Pertandingan ini jadi pertemuan pertama Swedia dan Swiss di Piala Dunia. Kendati demikian, Swedia memiliki prestasi yang lebih baik di Piala Dunia ketimbang Swiss.Swedia pernah menjadi runner up pada Piala Dunia 1958 saat menjadi tuan rumah. Namun berdasarkan sejarah, Swiss memiliki catatan lebih baik setelah memenangi 11 pertemuan sedangkan Swedia hanya 10.Karena catatan itu Swiss saya prediksi bisa menambah rekor kemenangan atas Swedia. Meski Swiss lolos ke 16 besar sebagai runner-up, tetapi Die Nati mampu mencetak lima gol dari permainan terbuka, sedangkan Swedia hanya dua gol dari proses tersebut.Swiss juga punya total tembakan yang lebih banyak dibandingkan dengan Swedia di Piala Dunia 2018. Saya memprediksi Swiss bisa menang 2-1.
