The Irish Times

Spain’s frustrations all too familiar as Sweden hold steady for a point

Seville crowd brings the noise but scoreless draw sends them home disappointed

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 22:26

Steady England scale a tricky hurdle with aplomb

Southgate’s side already in bonus territory as semi-final clash with Croatia looms large

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 06:00

England march into World Cup semi-finals

Gareth Southgate’s side reach first semi-final since 1990 with 2-0 win over Sweden

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 17:45

In this World Cup England fear nobody, but nobody fears England

Gareth Southgate’s team are doing well, but should be careful about raising the bar

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 06:00

Sweden edge scrappy last-16 affair with Switzerland

Emil Forsberg’s deflected shot enough for Scandinavian side in St Petersburg

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 17:07

Sweden thump Mexico as both advance to last 16

The Swedes were excellent in a convincing win while Mexico squeezed through as well

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 17:24

Sweden finally hit the ground running

VAR awarded penalty sees Sweden past South Korea

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 15:50

Lemar and Kylian Mbappe score as France too hot to handle

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth international hat-trick earned Portugal an easy 5-1 win

Fri Sept 01 2017 - 09:35

Portugal suffer Euro 2016 hangover in Switzerland

France held by Belarus, Martinez gets first Belgium win, Netherlands draw in Sweden

Tue Sept 06 2016 - 22:27

Radja Nainggolan screamer ensures Belgium reach last-16

The Red Devils made to work hard for their win as Zlatan Ibrahimovic bows out

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 22:19

Italy wary of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal-scoring prowess

Group E: Italy v Sweden, Toulouse, Friday 2pm

Fri Jun 17 2016 - 02:01

Ireland take share of spoils after cracking opener with Sweden

Wes Hoolahan’s wonder strike is cancelled out by Ciaran Clark own goal

Tue Jun 14 2016 - 12:54

Martin O’Neill urges Ireland to ‘get on the ball’ after naming attacking side

Robbie Brady, Jeff Hendrick and Wes Hoolahan all starting at Stade de France

Mon Jun 13 2016 - 16:36

Emmet Malone: Ireland return to Paris with a point to prove

Sweden game represents the best opportunity to claim what would be a key victory

Mon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘I feel mentally very strong’... gulp

The Swedish captain is typically confident in advance of his team’s opener against Ireland

Sun Jun 12 2016 - 21:39

Euro 2016: Sweden aiming to banish memories of 2012 flop

Erik Hamren’s side intent on a better show – starting with a win over Ireland

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 10:00

Euro 2016: Sweden utterly reliant on Zlatan’s form

Ibrahimovic’s star may be fading but he is still the most likely to fire Sweden through the group

Thu May 26 2016 - 18:10

Italy and Belgium suffer defeats as Sweden draw with Czech Republic

Germany get back on track as they equal record win over Azzurri

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 00:37