International Friendly

Sweden vs Greece, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Sweden
  • 53': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 69': Gustaf Nilsson
FT
2 - 2
Greece
  • 10': Kostas Tsimikas
  • 90'+5': Georgios Masouras

About

Sweden are hosting Greece at Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a through ball.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Andrews Tetteh (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christos Tzolis following a fast break.
  • 8': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Isak Hien.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 9': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 10': Goal! Sweden 0, Greece 1. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis following a corner.
  • 12': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
  • 12': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).
  • 18': Foul by Andrews Tetteh (Greece).
  • 18': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
  • 19': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Greece).
  • 19': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Panagiotis Retsos (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Benjamin Nygren (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Sweden).
  • 30': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
  • 31': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).
  • 32': Andrews Tetteh (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Sweden).
  • 32': Attempt missed. Andrews Tetteh (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden). Assisted by Christos Zafeiris.
  • 41': Andrews Tetteh (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Daniel Svensson (Sweden).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Bernhardsson with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Andrews Tetteh (Greece) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden). Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 45': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Kristoffer Nordfeldt.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Lazaros Rota (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Christos Zafeiris (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sweden 0, Greece 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 0, Greece 1.
  • 46': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Nygren (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  • 47': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Andrews Tetteh following a fast break.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrews Tetteh following a fast break.
  • 51': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Sweden).
  • 52': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
  • 52': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Goal! Sweden 1, Greece 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 58': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Lazaros Rota.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Nygren (Sweden).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Greece. Tasos Douvikas replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 62': Substitution, Greece. Nectarios Triantis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
  • 62': Substitution, Greece. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Panagiotis Retsos.
  • 63': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Lazaros Rota.
  • 63': Substitution, Greece. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Andrews Tetteh.
  • 63': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 63': Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Alexander Isak.
  • 63': Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Besfort Zeneli replaces Yasin Ayari.
  • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Elliot Stroud replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Taha Ali replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
  • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Benjamin Nygren.
  • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Carl Starfelt replaces Isak Hien.
  • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Eric Smith replaces Gustaf Lagerbielke.
  • 65': Substitution, Sweden. Jesper Karlström replaces Mattias Svanberg.
  • 69': Goal! Sweden 2, Greece 1. Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taha Ali.
  • 70': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Foul by Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece).
  • 73': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Taha Ali.
  • 75': Foul by Charalampos Kostoulas (Greece).
  • 75': Daniel Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Gustaf Nilsson.
  • 80': Substitution, Sweden. Hjalmar Ekdal replaces Daniel Svensson.
  • 80': Substitution, Greece. Christos Mandas replaces Konstantinos Tzolakis.
  • 80': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Christos Tzolis.
  • 81': Substitution, Greece. Christos Mouzakitis replaces Christos Zafeiris.
  • 81': Substitution, Greece. Andreas Ntoi replaces Konstantinos Koulierakis.
  • 81': Taha Ali (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Foul by Georgios Vagiannidis (Greece).
  • 87': Foul by Tasos Douvikas (Greece).
  • 87': Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Nectarios Triantis (Greece).
  • 88': Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Greece).
  • 89': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Elanga (Sweden).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christos Mandas (Greece). Assisted by Besfort Zeneli.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Elliot Stroud.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Christos Mouzakitis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Sweden 2, Greece 2. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charalampos Kostoulas with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sweden 2, Greece 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sweden 2, Greece 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
46.9 Possession 53.1
13 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
421 Accurate Passes 485
483 Passes 560
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.1
50 Long Balls 35
32 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 3
10 Effective Clearances 18
10 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Friends Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 39,139

Line-Ups

SWE Sweden (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
4 Isak Hien
8 Daniel Svensson
2 Gustaf Lagerbielke
18 Yasin Ayari
19 Mattias Svanberg
10 Benjamin Nygren
5 Gabriel Gudmundsson
21 Alexander Bernhardsson
17 Viktor Gyökeres
9 Alexander Isak
Sweden Substitutes:
Besfort Zeneli, Taha Ali, Lucas Bergvall, Hjalmar Ekdal, Anthony Elanga, Viktor Johansson, Herman Johansson, Jesper Karlström, Sebastian Nanasi, Gustaf Nilsson, Ken Sema, Eric Smith, Carl Starfelt, Elliot Stroud, Jacob Widell Zetterström.

GRE Greece (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
3 Konstantinos Koulierakis Yellow Card
5 Panagiotis Retsos Yellow Card
20 Christos Zafeiris
6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
21 Kostas Tsimikas
15 Lazaros Rota
14 Vangelis Pavlidis
10 Christos Tzolis
16 Andrews Tetteh
Greece Substitutes:
Georgios Vagiannidis, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Andreas Ntoi, Christos Mouzakitis, Georgios Masouras, Christos Mandas, Alexandros Kyziridis, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Charalambos Kostoulas, Sotiris Kontouris, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Anastasios Douvikas, Thanasis Androutsos, Nectarios Triantis.

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