The Swedish national team performed very well at the last Euro 2020 tournament, where they managed to get ahead of such teams as Poland, Slovakia and Spain at the group stage. The team went through the group stage unbeaten, while missing only twice. Unfortunately, the first stage of the playoffs was unsuccessful. The “blue-yellows” conceded in the 120th minute of the second extra half and conceded the Ukrainian team to the next stage (1:2). In the qualifying tournament for the World Cup in Qatar, Janne Andersson’s wards scored five victories in eight rounds and never drew, which brought 15 points and the second position after the Spanish national team. After the success in the duel with Greece (2:0), the Scandinavian team lost concentration and lost twice, losing in turn to Georgia (0:2) and Spain (0:1). Today Cajuste, Kraft, Ibrahimovic and Lewicki, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play.
The highest achievements of the Austrian team date back to 1954, when the team got bronze at the World Championships. At the last Euro 2020, the team pleased with the performances. The team showed itself perfectly at the group stage stage, where it managed to bypass the teams of North Macedonia and Ukraine in the group, losing the lead only to the Netherlands. They were unlucky with the draw in the first stage of the playoffs, which turned out to be the last. The match of the 1/8 finals of the continental championship brought a defeat in extra time with a score of 1:2. In the qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup, Franco Foda’s wards got five wins and a draw in 10 rounds, which allowed the team to get the coveted right to try their luck in the promotion tournament. In the last two matches the “red-whites” beat Israel (4:2) and Moldova (4:1) in turn. It should be noted that 19 scored goals by today’s guests at this stage of the selection. More accurate football predictions for free can be obtained from the link provided.
