Friday, June 22, 2018

I remember this clearly..............Argentina had to beat Sweden..........they either tied or lost.....and did not qualify for the play offs..........a catastrophe to them.....the land of Diego Mardona...

Sweden is a very blonde hair, blue eye country..........THE blond hair, blue eye country........next to Germany.....Nordic types..........patterns galore.......


Group F[edit]

Group F was nicknamed the "Group of death", having ArgentinaNigeriaEngland, and Sweden. Argentina won their opening game in Ibaraki 1–0 against Nigeria thanks to a second-half goal by Gabriel Batistuta, while in Saitama England and Sweden drew 1–1 thanks to goals by Sol Campbell and Niclas Alexandersson. Sweden and Nigeria faced off in Kobe, where two goals by Henrik Larsson eliminated Nigeria 2–1. Meanwhile, in Sapporo, England won 1–0 over Argentina, thanks to a David Beckham penalty kick. In the final matches of Group F, England and Nigeria drew 0–0 in Osaka, while Sweden and Argentina drew 1–1 in Miyagi. Sweden and England advanced from Group F, first and second respectively with five points each, at the expense of Argentina's four points, while Nigeria finished last with one point.
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sweden312043+15Advance to knockout stage
2 England312021+15
3 Argentina31112204
4 Nigeria301213−21
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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