Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of this clash between the top two in Group A. France are unbeaten and Sweden have lost only once, to tonight’s opponents. The teams are in. SWEDEN: Olsen, Lustig, Granqvist, Lindelof, Augustinsson, Durmaz, Ekdal, Johansson, Forsberg, Toivonen, Berg. FRANCE: Lloris, Sidibe, Varane, Koscielny, Mendy, Matuidi, Pogba, Sissoko, Payet, Griezmann, Giroud.
World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 6
Friends Arena / 09.06.2017
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- J. Durmaz(44')
- O. Toivonen(90+4')
- O. Giroud(38')
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Updated 09/06/2017 at 21:40 GMT+1
34'
Mendy gets to byline and crosses for Giroud, who gets on the end of the whipped delivery six yards out, but is unable to divert the ball goalwards. That was a huge chance.
33'
Off the ball, Lustig surges forward from right-back and comes inside where Durmaz finds him unmarked, 20 yards from goal, but his first touch isn't great and he then drags a shot wide. Good play from the hosts though, and their best chance.
29'
France have a free-kick inside the opposition half which Payet sends into the box, but before the ball arrives Sweden are awarded a free-kick after Toivonen hits the deck.
27'
There's a good atmosphere in Stockholm, but the game is in a bit of a lull currently with Sweden getting plenty of men behind the ball.
22'
Giroud jumps for a header and as he does Granqvist gives him a push, sending the Frenchman sprawling. No free-kick given though, much to his disgust.
20'
17'
Lustig and then Johansson make terrific tackles in quick succession to snuff out promising French openings. The game has become a little stretched all of a sudden.
14'
Mendy is already looking lively down the left and finds Payet with a cross, but the former West Ham man slices his volley over the bar.
12'
Payet finds Griezmann with a lovely pass and he in turn pulls the ball back for Sissoko, whose deflected effort dribbles through to the goalkeeper.
9'
France send two decent crosses into the box as they have their best minute of the match so far, however Sweden clear both.
8'
Payet picks up the ball having come in from the left flank but is quickly closed down and sees his shot blocked.
5'
Sidibe fouls Ekdal, giving Sweden a free-kick from which the can deliver into the box, but Lloris comes off his line to claim with ease.
3'
Sissoko looks to knock the ball past Augustinsson but doesn't have the requisite pace to beat the left-back and ends up bundling him over.
1st Half
1'
We're off.
19:45
Paul Pogba, of course, enjoyed himself the last time he was in Stockholm.
19:44
Sweden are in their iconic colours - yellow shirts and socks with blue shorts - while France are all in white. Martin Atkinson of England is tonight's referee.
19:41
The two teams make their way out onto the pitch for the national anthems as the FIFA World Cup's catchy theme music is played.
19:37
When the two sides met earlier in the qualifying campaign in Paris, France came from behind to win. All three goalscorers start tonight.
19:32
In 20 previous clashes between the two nations, France have won 10 and Sweden five. Only one of those Sweden wins has come after 1970, with France winning eight of the last 14 games.
19:28
Kick-off a little more than 15 minutes away.
19:25
France then sit atop the group on 13 points, Sweden are just behind them with 10. Both have a goal difference of positive seven so should the hosts win tonight they would go top. If France can avoid defeat, they will be huge favourites to finish first.