Having been drawn with Spain, you would be forgiven for thinking that Sweden are satisfied with earning a spot in the playoffs, but Janne Andersson and his squad will feel that they should have already earned a place in Qatar.

With two matches remaining, their fate was in their own hands, a scenario which changed when they surprisingly lost 2-0 in Georgia and subsequently handed a slender advantage back to the group favourites.

Spain capitalised in the final game of the group, prevailing 1-0 through a late goal, and it has left Sweden with plenty of work to do if they want to secure a second successive appearance at the World Cup Finals.

Despite the frustration, the Blue and Yellow have been left to win home fixtures against Czech Republic and Poland to achieve that goal, something that they would have taken before the draw was made at the end of last year.

Sweden have not suffered a home defeat since September 2020, and it is a record which will not be lost on their upcoming opponents who have not always excelled away from their home patch.



译文(自动翻译仅供参考):

在和西班牙被抽签后，你可能会认为瑞士队对打进季后赛感到满意，但扬内·安德森(Janne Andersson)和他的球队会觉得他们本该在卡塔尔赢得一席之地。

在剩下的两场比赛中，他们的命运掌握在了自己的手中，这种情况在他们出人意料地以0 - 2输给格鲁吉亚后发生了改变，随后他们将微弱的优势重新交给了小组热门。

西班牙队在小组赛的最后一场比赛中扳回一球，以1-0取胜。如果瑞典队想要连续两届参加世界杯决赛，他们还有很多工作要做。

尽管如此，蓝黄还是在主场战胜了捷克和波兰，实现了这一目标，这是他们在去年年底抽签前就已经做到的。

自2020年9月以来，瑞典队还没有遭遇过主场失利，这一纪录对于他们即将到来的对手来说是不会失去的，因为他们的对手并不总是在客场表现出色。