This Mario Zagallo goal vs Sweden (VIDEO BELOW) saw the legendary Brazilian forward and manager score a key goal for Brazil in their 1958 World Cup final win. The Zagallo goal v Sweden came in the 68th minute and put Brazil 4-1 up. It was also his first World Cup goal (he played in both the 1958 and 1962 WC finals).
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xG Poland vs Sweden 2022 Playoff Final March | Expected Goals Match Stats
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Poland vs Sweden on 29 March 2022 (World Cup playoff final). Poland won 2-0- their first win over Sweden in over 30 years. The Swedish defence guilty of handing both goals on a platter to Poland- one a penalty and the other a defensive mistake.
xG Poland 1.84-1.01 Sweden shots map (Actual score Poland 2-0 Sweden)
This xG stat includes Poland’s penalty
1-0 Lewandowski penalty vs Sweden xG 0.79
2-0 Zielinski goal vs Sweden xG 0.44
58th minute Forsberg chance vs Poland xG 0.34 (saved by Szczesny)
Poland vs Sweden 2-0 Match Stats for comparison
Newspaper Player Ratings Sweden vs Spain September 2021 WC Qualifying- Garcia, Morata
Here is a look at how the big Spanish newspapers (AS, Sport, Mundo) rated Sweden and Spain’s players following the former’s stunning 2-1 triumph in World Cup 2022 qualifying. It was Spain’s first ever World Cup qualifying defeat in 28 years (since 1993), and the likes of Eric Garcia and Alvaro Morata came in for a fair bit of criticism for their performances.
Diario Sport player ratings Sweden Espana September 2021
A 6.5/10 team rating for Sweden from Sport, as compared to the 5.2 for Spain.
AS Newspaper ratings Svenska Spain WC 2022 qualifier
Eric Garcia and Alvaro Morata both not deemed worthy of a rating by AS, with Soler and Ferran Torres the only starters to get two stars or more.