Sweden 1–0 South Korea: 2018 World Cup match
1–0Full time
Match in one glance
SwedenSouth KoreaGoalCard
Sweden
South Korea
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
SwedenSouth Korea
55.6%Possession sequences44.4%
16Shots5
4On target0
2.02Expected goals (xG)0.41
477Passes382
77.8%Pass accuracy75.7%
12Corners20
19Fouls22
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1AGAndreas GranqvistSweden · 1 goals0.95xG
- 2MBMarcus BergSweden · 0 goals0.60xG
- 3HHHee-Chan HwangSouth Korea · 0 goals0.20xG
- 4EPEmil Peter ForsbergSweden · 0 goals0.14xG
- 5VCViktor ClaessonSweden · 0 goals0.12xG
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-18
- Venue
- Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
- Result
- 1–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Sweden / South KoreaSweden
Andreas Granqvist (penalty)65′
South Korea
No goals
Complete match timeline
SwedenSouth KoreaGoalCardSubstitution
Sweden
South Korea
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0A. Granqvist 65′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Sweden
4-4-2RO
1Robin OlsenML
2Mikael LustigPJ
18Pontus JanssonAG
4Andreas GranqvistLA
6Ludwig AugustinssonVC
17Viktor ClaessonSL
7Sebastian LarssonAE
8Albin EkdalEF
10Emil ForsbergMB
9Marcus BergOT
20Ola ToivonenListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 13GSGustav Svensson81′
- 15OHOscar Hiljemark71′
- 22IKIsaac Kiese Thelin77′
Match contributions
- Andreas Granqvist⚽ 1
- Viktor Claesson▰ 61′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1RORobin OlsenGoalkeeper
- 2MLMikael LustigLeft-back
- 4AGAndreas GranqvistCentre-back
- 6LALudwig AugustinssonRight-back
- 7SLSebastian LarssonCentral midfielder
- 8AEAlbin EkdalCentral midfielder
- 9MBMarcus BergCentre-forward
- 10EFEmil ForsbergLeft midfielder
- 17VCViktor ClaessonRight midfielder
- 18PJPontus JanssonCentre-back
- 20OTOla ToivonenCentre-forward
South Korea
4-3-3HJ
23Hyeon-woo JoYL
2Yong LeeHJ
20Hyun-soo JangYK
19Young-gwon KimJP
6Joo-ho ParkSK
16Sung-yueng KiJL
17Jae-sung LeeJK
13Ja-cheol Koo
7Listed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 10SLSeung-woo Lee73′
- 12MKMin-woo Kim28′
- 15WJWoo-young Jung66′
Match contributions
- Shin-wook Kim▰ 13′
- Hee-chan Hwang▰ 55′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2YLYong LeeRight-back
- 6JPJoo-ho ParkLeft-back
- 7HSHeung-min SonLF
- 9SKShin-wook KimCentre-forward
- 11HHHee-chan HwangRF
- 13JKJa-cheol KooCentral midfielder
- 16SKSung-yueng KiCentral midfielder
- 17JLJae-sung LeeCentral midfielder
- 19YKYoung-gwon KimCentre-back
- 20HJHyun-soo JangCentre-back
- 23HJHyeon-woo JoGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Sweden
South Korea
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Sweden
13%7%7%19%25%9%7%9%4%
South Korea
9%6%12%14%13%13%9%15%9%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeJoel Antonio Aguilar Chicas
Team comparison
SwedenSouth Korea
55.6%Possession sequences44.4%
16Shots5
4On target0
2.02Expected goals (xG)0.41
477Passes382
77.8%Pass accuracy75.7%
12Corners20
19Fouls22
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
2.02Sweden0.41South Korea
2.02Total xG0.41
1.23Non-penalty xG0.42
0.13xG per shot0.08
4Shots on target0
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Sweden1 goal · 16 shots · 2.02 xG
South Korea0 goals · 5 shots · 0.41 xG
Passing network
Sweden
South Korea
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Sweden
13%7%7%19%25%9%7%9%4%
South Korea
9%6%12%14%13%13%9%15%9%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
1Goals0
16Shots5
4On target0
10Dribble attempts17
Passing
477Pass attempts382
371Completed passes289
77.8%Pass accuracy75.7%
12Corners20
Defending
28Duels26
7Interceptions8
115Pressures148
19Fouls22
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsAG
Andreas GranqvistSweden1Goals0Assists0.95xG
MB
Marcus BergSweden0Goals0Assists0.60xG
HH
Hee-chan HwangSouth Korea0Goals0Assists0.20xG
EF
Emil ForsbergSweden0Goals0Assists0.14xG
VC
Viktor ClaessonSweden0Goals0Assists0.12xG
Sweden
4-4-2| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AG Andreas GranqvistStarter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.95 |
MB Marcus BergStarter | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.60 |
EF Emil ForsbergStarter | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.14 |
VC Viktor ClaessonStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.12 |
OT Ola ToivonenStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.10 |
PJ Pontus JanssonStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 |
ML Mikael LustigStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
SL Sebastian LarssonStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 |
AE Albin EkdalStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
LA Ludwig AugustinssonStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
South Korea
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HH Hee-chan HwangStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 |
JK Ja-cheol KooStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 |
JL Jae-sung LeeStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
SL Seung-Woo LeeSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
MK Min-Woo KimSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
SK Sung-yueng KiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
YL Yong LeeStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
HJ Hyun-soo JangStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
YK Young-gwon KimStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
HS Heung-min SonStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
HJ Hyeon-woo JoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
WJ Woo-Young JungSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
1 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-18
- Venue
- Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
- Result
- 1–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Sweden / South KoreaSweden
Andreas Granqvist (penalty)65′
South Korea
No goals
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.