FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Albania 0–0 Sweden

Saturday 6 Sep 2008 · Tirana, Albania

Albania0–0Sweden

Goals0

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Albania

Came on

17Besart BerishaFW↑76′
15Edmond KapllaniFW↑83′

Sweden

Came on

14Sebastian LarssonMF↑5′
13Fredrik StoorDF↑77′
16Samuel HolménMF↑83′

No cards.

Elo

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

Albania: 1490 → 1501
Sweden: 1800 → 1789

Expected score for Albania: 23% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 1988–2024.

Albania wins: 1
Draws: 1
Sweden wins: 4

Form either side

Albania

Before

1–1 v Bulgaria 17 Oct 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
2–4 v Belarus 17 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–6 v Romania 21 Nov 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
0–1 v Poland 27 May 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Liechtenstein 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Malta 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–2 v Hungary 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Portugal 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Azerbaijan 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Malta 11 Feb 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Sweden

Before

0–1 v Ukraine 1 Jun 2008 · Friendly
2–0 v Greece 10 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
1–2 v Spain 14 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
0–2 v Russia 18 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
2–3 v France 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly

After

2–1 v Hungary 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Portugal 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–3 v Netherlands 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
2–3 v United States 24 Jan 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 28 Jan 2009 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Albania

0–0 v Sweden 6 Sep 2008
3–0 v Malta 10 Sep 2008
0–2 v Hungary 11 Oct 2008
0–0 v Portugal 15 Oct 2008

Sweden

0–0 v Albania 6 Sep 2008
2–1 v Hungary 10 Sep 2008
0–0 v Portugal 11 Oct 2008

Every Albania v Sweden match6

From Albania's side.


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

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN