Poland vs Sweden: It’s a last roll of the dice in the World Cup Qualifiers as Poland play host to Sweden in the final match, with a WC spot at stake.
Match Details:
Teams: Poland vs Sweden
Venue: Silesian Stadium, Chorzow, Sweden
Date: Wednesday 30th March, 2022
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Poland head into this after a 1-1 draw against Scotland in a friendly clash on Friday.
Tierney’s second half effort was cancelled out by Poland’s Piatek in extra time to ensure the game ended all square.
The Polish side were to face Russia in the semi-final but were given a walk over after UEFA And FIFA’s decision to ban Russian Football teams and clubs due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.
On the other hand, Sweden picked up a 1-0 late win over Czech Republic in their previous semi-final match on Friday.
Quaison scored in the 110th minute for the Swedish side to help them seal a place in the final of the play-off.
It is now or never for either side with plenty of careers on the line as well.
The likes of Lewandowski and Ibrahimović could be entering their last WC and would want to get to that stage.
Both sides last met in the Euro 2020 Group stages, where Sweden won 3-2 over Poland.
Form Guide
Poland: DLWWW
Sweden: WLLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Scotland 1-1 Poland
Sweden 1-0 Czech Republic
Anthony Elanga makes his debut for Sweden in their 1-0 win over Czech Republic in the WC Qualifiers 🏆
But..did you know his father, Joseph Elanga made the squad for Cameroon in the 1998 World Cup.
Like father like son? #elanga pic.twitter.com/rBWwyNu0fW
— KITLAUNCH (@kit_launch) March 24, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Poland vs Sweden in India?
The match will be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on the Sony Sports Network channels.
Team News
There is a clean bill of health for either side ahead of this mega-final clash.
🇵🇱 Poland v Sweden 🇸🇪
🇲🇰 North Macedonia v Portugal 🇵🇹Who’s going to the World Cup? 🏆 pic.twitter.com/V4COQ5b15q
— GOAL News (@GoalNews) March 24, 2022
Poland possible 11:
Szczesny, Bereszynski, Glik, Bednarek, Cash, Krychowiak, Zurkowski, Reca, Moder, Zielinski and Lewandowski
Sweden possible 11:
Olsen, Bengtsson, Danielson, Lindelof, Krafth, Forsberg, Olsson, Ekdal, Kulusevski, Isak and Ibrahimović
Prediction: Poland 1-2 Sweden
The battles lines are drawn with this knockout clash. The likes of Ibrahimović and Lewandowski have been in great form for their clubs and look to step up when it matters the most.
We see this going down to the wire but see the Swede’s coming out on top by the odd goal as they have the added, better quality in their side.
