One Swedish defender was “sent to the stands”.
At Houston’s stadium, expressions quickly turned serious. EPA / AOP
– Sweden is made fun of, Sweden is beaten, Sweden is laughed at, Radiosporten’s expert Christian Olsson got better.
Sweden defeated Tunisia 5–1 in its World Cup opener. On Saturday, it became the other party. The Netherlands roared over Sweden with the same numbers in the second round of matches in Group F.
The Swedes got off to a scary start when Brian Brobbey completed a 2–0 lead on the Houston Stadium scoreboard in 17 minutes. Sweden caught the game after the drink break, but right at the beginning of the second period Cody Gakpo finished first to 3–0 and increased the lead in the 54th minute.
God natt, was said on the couches of the Swedes at that point.
Anthony Elangan the narrowing was only a thin consolation.
– Defender Gustaf Lagerbielke was dragged into the stands to buy a race sausage, an ex-top player Johan Elmander described Holland’s 4–0 goal For Expressen.
Terrible rating for Toppar
Swedish topper Isak Hien received strong criticism from Norway. Commenting on VG, Vålerenga’s sports director, Swedish Joacim Jonsson said that Hien is like a completely different man when he plays in the Swedish national team.
– He is the world’s strangest football player. He plays in a good club team, the top Italian team [Atalantassa]. He plays very well there. The situation is completely opposite in the national team. Every time! This is not the first time he plays poorly in Sweden’s shirt, Jonsson said.
Hien fell asleep twice at the beginning of the match, when Brobbey was able to finish off his guard.
Viktor Gyökeres scratched his head in the crushing defeat. EPA / AOP
– Sweden has bad defenders, so only Hien can’t be blamed. But his contribution is simply not enough. Sweden loses the match because of it.
– It was shocking to see that the same mistake happened to him again after Brobbey’s 1-0 goal.
Sweden’s further chances now rest on the last round of the group stage. Japan will then face Japan, who played to a draw against the Netherlands.