FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Sweden 2–0 Greece

Tuesday 12 Oct 2021 · Stockholm, Sweden

Sweden2–0Greece

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Forsberg Isak

59′1–0Emil Forsberg Sweden · penalty
69′2–0Alexander Isak Sweden

Line-ups

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

Sweden

Came on

19Mattias Svanberg↑82′
17Jens Cajuste↑82′
5Martin Olsson↑87′
11Viktor Gyökeres↑87′

Greece

Came on

Elo

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

Sweden: 1911 → 1922
Greece: 1752 → 1741

Expected score for Sweden: 81.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 9 of 10, 1920–2026.

Sweden wins: 3
Draws: 4
Greece wins: 3

Form either side

Sweden

Before

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
1–2 v Greece 8 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3–0 v Kosovo 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

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
0–2 v Poland 29 Mar 2022 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2022
2–0 v Slovenia 2 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022

Greece

Before

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
2–1 v Sweden 8 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–0 v Georgia 9 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

After

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
0–1 v Montenegro 28 Mar 2022 · Friendly
1–0 v Northern Ireland 2 Jun 2022 · UEFA Nations League 2022

Road through the tournament

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

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

Every Sweden v Greece match10

From Sweden's side.


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

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