Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Sweden
Match Time & Date:
08/09/2024
20:45
Prediction: 4-0
Estonia
Sweden and Estonia square off against each other at Strawberry Arena in a David-vs-Goliath clash on Sunday evening. The Swedes kicked off their UEFA Nations League campaign in great manner, with the team beating Azerbaijan 3-1 on the road and they face yet another easy task against Estonia. A man to watch in the home team will be Newcastle United attacker Alexander Isak, who scored a brace in the Group 1 opener, while Sporting CP ace Viktor Gyokeres should continue leading the line for the hosts.
Jurgen Henn’s troops, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Slovakia, but given the number of high-profile players in Jon Dahl Tomasson’s team, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the away team, talented Helsinki midfielder Kevor Palumets should sneak into the starting line-up.
Highlighted Team (Sweden):
Sweden are the most successful Nordic side on international stage having been present at major competitions since 1934. Blagult missed out on the 1952 World Cup trophy on home soil as they were beaten by star-studded Brazil side, while they finished in third place at the 1950 and 1994 tournaments, and finishing fourth on their second appearance in 1938.
As far as their European Championship record is concerned, Sweden also achieved their best result in front of home fans, reaching the last four in 1992, and they have since reached the quarter-finals at Euro 1994 in Portugal.
Anders Svensson and Thomas Ravelli are team’s most capped players with over 140 appearances each, but it is strikers Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that will go down as the most famous Swedish footballers in history. The later also leads the goalscoring charts with over 60 strikes for the national team and he is widely regarded as one of the most colourful characters, not only in Scandinavia, but in world football.
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