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1 Sweden - Russia Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna

Match background

Having last met in UEFA European Championship qualifying in 1964, Sweden and Russia's memories of a UEFA EURO 2008 finals encounter may be sharper as the sides reconvene in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group G. Match background • Sweden have met Russia four times since the demise of the Soviet Union, with the record W2 D1 L1 (W1 D0 L0 in Sweden – W0 D1 L0 in Russia). • Two of those encounters came at final tournaments, firstly at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United states, where Tommy Svensson's Sweden beat Pavel Sadyrin's Russia 3-1. Oleg Salenko (4) scored an early penalty, but (39) replied by half-time and (60, 81) gave Sweden the points – condemning Russia to an early exit. • The teams in Detroit on 24 June 1994 were: Sweden: Ravelli, R Nilsson, P Andersson, Björklund (Erlingmark 89), Ljung, Brolin, Thern, Schwarz, Ingesson, Dahlin, K Andersson (H Larsson 84). Russia: Kharin, Gorlukovich, Popov (Karpin 40), Onopko, Khlestov, Nikoforov, Mostovoi, Kuznetsov, Salenko, Borodyuk (Galyamin 51), Radchenko. • The sides' most recent encounter was at UEFA EURO 2008. Roman Pavlyuchenko (24) and Andrey Arshavin (50) were on target in a 2-0 win that propelled Guus Hiddink's Russia into the knockout phase and sent Sweden, then coached by Lars Lagerbäck, home. • The teams in Innsbruck on 18 June 2008 were: Russia: Akinfeev, Ignashevich, Kolodin, Arshavin, Semak, Bilyaletdinov (Saenko 66), Zyryanov, Zhirkov, Pavlyuchenko (Bystrov 90), Semshov, Anyukov. Sweden: Isaksson, M Nilsson (Allbäck 79), Mellberg, Hansson, Stoor, Svensson, Ljungberg, Ibrahimović, Elmander, H Larsson, D Andersson (Källström 56). • Sweden encountered the Soviet Union seven times with the record W3 D2 L2 (W1 D2 L1 at home – W2 D0 L1 away). Those games included a 2-0 Sweden win at the 1958 World Cup, in Stockholm, and a 1964 UEFA European Championship quarter-final. • Valentin Ivanov (62) put Konstantin Beskov's USSR ahead in the first leg in Solna on 13 May 1964, but (88) salvaged a draw for 's Sweden. It ended 3-1 in Moscow on 27 May 1964, Viktor Pondelnik (32, 56) scoring twice, and Valeri Voronin adding a third (83) after Kurt Hamrin (78) had pulled one back. The USSR went on to lose 2-1 to Spain in the final. • Before the formation of the Soviet Union, Russia beat Sweden 4-1 in Moscow on 4 May 1913, but drew 2-2 in Stockholm on 5 July 1914. • Sweden and Russia have met in five UEFA age-group competitions with the Swedes' record W1 D1 L3. Most recently the sides drew in the semi-finals of the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovakia, Russia eventually winning 10-9 on penalties en route to winning the competition. • The nations' clubs have met in 16 UEFA competition games, with the Swedish sides' record in those games reading W4 D3 L9.

2 Sweden - Russia Thursday 9 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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