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With England defeating Colombia 4-3 on the historic penalty shootout, the quarter-finals matches equation has been completed. Sweden and England will face each other to get into the semifinals of the tournament. This will be the first quarterfinal match of Sweden since 1958 World Cup while England will be looking forward to reserving the place in the Semifinals for the first time since 1990.
Sweden defeated Switzerland by 1-0 in the quarterfinal while the Gareth Southgate's side had to face the first penalty shootout of the English team in the World Cup history where they defeated Colombia by 4-3.
World Cup 2018 quarter-final match between Sweden and England will kick off at 15.00 BST on Saturday, 7 July 2018. The match is being held at the Samara Arena which is also the last match in this stadium.
England XI: Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier, Ashley Young, Jordan Henderson, Dele Alli, Jesse Lingard, Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane
Players To Watch: Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling
Sweden XI: Robin Olsen, Emil Krafth, Victor Lindelof, Andreas Granqvist, Ludwig Augustinsson, Viktor Claesson, Gustav Svensson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg, Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen
Players To Watch: Emil Forsberg, Marcus Berg
You can watch the live match on BBC One and the online live stream will be available on BBC iPlayer. Besides, live commentaries can be followed on several sites including Livescores.com.
England and Swede have previously played against each other in 24 occasions with Three Lions winning the 8 matches. Sweden have 7 wins over England with 9 draws.
England are one of the favorites to win the title with a strong lineup. They displayed the amazing game in first two games of the group stage but were defeated by mighty Belgium in the third game. On the other side, Sweden are ranked as the average team. The Three Lions are expected to win the game.
Playerswiki Prediction: England 2-1 Sweden
England: 10/11 (1.91)
Sweden: 7/2 (4.50)
Draw: 9/4 (2.25)
England are placed with the betting odds of 10/11 (1.91) which means for $100 on England's win will get you about $90 in addition. While Sweden has the odds of 7/2 (4.50)- means $100 will earn you $450 extra if Sweden wins the match.
On the draw, the betting odds are 9/4 (2.25).
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