Sweden will knock England out of World Cup, feels Eriksson
Wednesday - July 4, 2018 6:08 pm ,
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Sweden will knock England out of World Cup, feels Eriksson
Moscow July 4 (IANS) Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson feels his native Sweden will knock their quarterfinal rivals out from the FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
"England will struggle to score against Sweden " Eriksson who managed England from 2001-06 was quoted as saying by espnfc.
"I believe it will be a Swedish win. And as a Swede my hopes are with Sweden."
England got past Colombia 4-3 on penalties on Monday to reach the last eight.
Sweden meanwhile booked their place following a 1-0 win over Denmark.
Eriksson went to say that he believes his country could reach the final for the first time since 1958.
"Given how they are playing now I believe they (Sweden) can go all the way " he said.
"I have yet to decide (whether to attend the game) but I might go. It will be a fantastic World Cup quarter final a tough and hard fight between Sweden and England " he hoped.
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"England will struggle to score against Sweden " Eriksson who managed England from 2001-06 was quoted as saying by espnfc.
"I believe it will be a Swedish win. And as a Swede my hopes are with Sweden."
England got past Colombia 4-3 on penalties on Monday to reach the last eight.
Sweden meanwhile booked their place following a 1-0 win over Denmark.
Eriksson went to say that he believes his country could reach the final for the first time since 1958.
"Given how they are playing now I believe they (Sweden) can go all the way " he said.
"I have yet to decide (whether to attend the game) but I might go. It will be a fantastic World Cup quarter final a tough and hard fight between Sweden and England " he hoped.
--IANS dm/tri/vm
