FIFA World Cup qualification 1989

Sweden 3–1 Albania

Sunday 8 Oct 1989 · Solna, Sweden

Sweden3–1Albania

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kushta Magnusson Ingesson Engqvist

8′0–1Sokol Kushta Albania · penalty
20′1–1Mats Magnusson Sweden
55′2–1Klas Ingesson Sweden
89′3–1Leif Engqvist Sweden

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Sweden: 1837 → 1839
Albania: 1328 → 1326

Expected score for Sweden: 97.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 6, 1988–2024.

Sweden wins: 4
Draws: 1
Albania wins: 1

Form either side

Sweden

Before

2–0 v Algeria 31 May 1989 · Friendly
0–6 v Denmark 14 Jun 1989 · Friendly
2–1 v Brazil 16 Jun 1989 · Friendly
2–4 v France 16 Aug 1989 · Friendly
0–0 v England 6 Sep 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989

After

2–0 v Poland 25 Oct 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
1–2 v United Arab Emirates 14 Feb 1990 · Friendly
2–0 v United Arab Emirates 17 Feb 1990 · Friendly
0–0 v Belgium 21 Feb 1990 · Friendly
1–1 v Algeria 11 Apr 1990 · Friendly

Albania

Before

0–1 v Poland 19 Oct 1988 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1988
1–2 v Sweden 5 Nov 1988 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1988
1–1 v Greece 18 Jan 1989 · Friendly
0–2 v England 8 Mar 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
0–5 v England 26 Apr 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989

After

1–2 v Poland 15 Nov 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989
0–2 v Iceland 30 May 1990 · UEFA Euro qualification 1990
0–1 v Greece 5 Sep 1990 · Friendly
0–1 v France 17 Nov 1990 · UEFA Euro qualification 1990
0–9 v Spain 19 Dec 1990 · UEFA Euro qualification 1990

Road through the tournament

Sweden

2–1 v Poland 7 May 1989
0–0 v England 6 Sep 1989
3–1 v Albania 8 Oct 1989
2–0 v Poland 25 Oct 1989

Albania

0–2 v England 8 Mar 1989
0–5 v England 26 Apr 1989
1–3 v Sweden 8 Oct 1989
1–2 v Poland 15 Nov 1989

Every Sweden v Albania match6

From Sweden's side.


25 Mar 2024	Albania	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2009	Albania	4–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
6 Sep 2008	Albania	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
18 Feb 2004	Albania	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Oct 1989	Albania	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
5 Nov 1988	Albania	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1988	—

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