MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

  • This will be the fourth meeting between Spain and Sweden at a major tournament. Spain have won the last two, a 2-1 victory at Euro 2008 and 1-0 at the 1978 World Cup.
  • Sweden won the first meeting between the two sides at a finals - a 3-1 triumph at the 1950 World Cup.
  • Spain have failed to score just once in their last 12 matches against Sweden.



Spain

  • Spain have won only one of their last five opening matches at a major tournament, a 1-0 win over Czech Republic at Euro 2016.
  • This is Spain's 11th appearance at a European Championships. They have won two of the last three and their three tournament victories in total is only equalled by Germany.
  • They have reached the knockout stages of five of their last six Euros - only failing to get out of the group stages in 2004.
  • Spain's last 37 goals at the Euros have all come from inside the box.



Sweden

  • Sweden have lost six of their last eight European Championships matches (W1, D1), with their only win coming against France in 2012.
  • Their best finish in six previous appearances at the Euros was making the semi-finals on debut as hosts in 1992.
  • Sweden have failed to make it out of the group stages in the last three European Championships. They last made the knockout stages in 2004 before losing a penalty shoot-out to the Netherlands.
  • Sweden's only goal at Euro 2016 was an own-goal scored by the Republic of Ireland's Ciaran Clar

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