Bad news for those who went to bed early yesterday.
Sweden is eliminated from the WC after 3-0 against a star-studded France. The blue and yellow players were sawn by the French press. Didier Drogba was furious.
Here is tonight’s headline from the WC.
France–Sweden 3–0
Most probably agreed that Sweden needed a miracle to beat France in the round of 16.
But there was never a miracle.
The French star attack did little as they wanted and Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the 3–0 victory. Now the Swedish WC trip is over.
► Read more here.
Mexico–Ecuador 2–0
Heavy storms postponed the Round of 16 between Mexico and Ecuador. When the match then started, an hour late, it was the host country that impressed.
Two quick goals in the first half were enough for Mexico to collect their first knockout victory in 40 years.
► Read more here.
The Swedes were sawed off
The French press was not kind to the Swedish national team after the match. The blue-yellow insert was sawn.
“Their limitations in the game with the ball was disappointing,” wrote Le Parisiens Dominique Severac.
Read the Swedish players’ response to the criticism here.
The Swedes were comforted
After the loss, the Swedish players met their loved ones in the stands.
The support meant a lot.
– It was very nice, says Gustaf Lagerbielke.
Read more and see the pictures here.
The players tonight: “The start of something big”
Inside Blågult summarizes the feelings after the loss against France. The message from the players? That Sweden is moving towards a bright future.
► Listen to the latest episode here.
They left their jobs
Two national teams lost their national team captains.
The Netherlands’ Ronald Koeman left his job after the loss to Morocco. Marcelo Bielsa also left his post after Uruguay’s World Cup fiasco.
Read more here.
The icon crashes
Norway is ready for the round of 16 after 2-1 against Ivory Coast.
Ivorian legend Didier Drogba was furious during the match. He felt the team had been robbed of a penalty at 1–1 in the second half.
“Scandalous that Nicolas Pépé didn’t get a penalty, pfffffff, what’s the point of WHERE?!??!”, he writes X.
Pépé fell after a duel with Andreas Schjelderup, who himself was clear that there was no penalty.
– I haven’t seen it again, but I felt there was a bit of contact, but no penalty, says the Norwegian The online newspaper.
