FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Greece 2–1 Sweden

Wednesday 8 Sep 2021 · Athens, Greece

Greece2–1Sweden

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bakasetas Pavlidis Quaison

62′1–0Anastasios Bakasetas Greece
78′2–0Vangelis Pavlidis Greece
80′2–1Robin Quaison Sweden

Line-ups

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

Greece

Came on

10Christos Tzolis↑71′
7Marios Vrousai↑90′

Sweden

Came on

22Robin Quaison●↑66′
2Emil Krafth↑76′
8Jesper Karlsson↑77′
4Marcus Danielson↑88′
11Isaac Kiese Thelin↑88′

Elo

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

Greece: 1702 → 1729
Sweden: 1933 → 1906

Expected score for Greece: 32% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 8 of 10, 1920–2026.

Greece wins: 3
Draws: 4
Sweden wins: 3

Form either side

Greece

Before

1–1 v Georgia 31 Mar 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Belgium 3 Jun 2021 · Friendly
2–1 v Norway 6 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–2 v Switzerland 1 Sep 2021 · Friendly
1–1 v Kosovo 5 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

2–0 v Georgia 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–2 v Sweden 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Spain 11 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–1 v Kosovo 14 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Romania 25 Mar 2022 · Friendly

Sweden

Before

1–0 v Slovakia 18 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
3–2 v Poland 23 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
1–2 v Ukraine 29 Jun 2021 · UEFA Euro 2021
2–1 v Spain 2 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–1 v Uzbekistan 5 Sep 2021 · Friendly

After

3–0 v Kosovo 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v Greece 12 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–2 v Georgia 11 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
0–1 v Spain 14 Nov 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–0 v Czech Republic 24 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022

Road through the tournament

Greece

1–1 v Spain 25 Mar 2021
1–1 v Georgia 31 Mar 2021
1–1 v Kosovo 5 Sep 2021
2–1 v Sweden 8 Sep 2021
2–0 v Georgia 9 Oct 2021
0–2 v Sweden 12 Oct 2021
0–1 v Spain 11 Nov 2021
1–1 v Kosovo 14 Nov 2021

Sweden

1–0 v Georgia 25 Mar 2021
3–0 v Kosovo 28 Mar 2021
2–1 v Spain 2 Sep 2021
1–2 v Greece 8 Sep 2021
3–0 v Kosovo 9 Oct 2021
2–0 v Greece 12 Oct 2021
0–2 v Georgia 11 Nov 2021
0–1 v Spain 14 Nov 2021

Every Greece v Sweden match10

From Greece's side.


4 Jun 2026	Sweden	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
12 Oct 2021	Sweden	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
8 Sep 2021	Sweden	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
10 Jun 2008	Sweden	0–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2008	Group stage
20 Aug 2003	Sweden	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
13 Feb 2002	Sweden	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
17 Apr 1991	Sweden	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
1 May 1986	Sweden	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
23 Sep 1981	Sweden	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Aug 1920	Sweden	0–9	Neutral	Olympic Games 1920	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN