Final Match Group D, England vs Ukraine and Sweden vs France

This is the last game to determine who will go to quarter final, from group D. 

Group A,  Czech (6) and Greece (4)

Group B, Germany (9) and Portugal (6)

Group C, Spain (7) and Italy (5)

Three team still have a chance, namely France, England and Ukraine. Meanwhile Swedia officially eliminated.

So, today, the game will be tight..

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Sweden vs France Analysis

Sweden came into Group D with high hopes, considering their seemingly average competition. They started the tournament against a Ukraine team that had home field advantage, but inferior talent. Their second game was against England before Wayne Rooney returned from suspension. If they could take four points from their first two games, they might not even need a win against France on the last day to go through.

They lost both of those games, and they’ve already been eliminated from the tournament. They didn’t look like they had a lot of fight against Ukraine, and their only form of attack to speak of in their match against England was Olaf Mellberg headers on set pieces. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who was pegged for a dominant tournament, has gone missing for long periods of games. His teammates deserve just as much blame as he has — all of the forwards around him have been basically useless — but he’s still going to get the brunt of the criticism because he is Zlatan.

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Last game: England 3-2 Sweden, France 2-0 Ukraine

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Because Sweden are out and because Ibrahimovic is known for being quite moody, this is a tough game to analyze. No one knows exactly what kind of team Sweden are going to put on the pitch and how much effort they’re going to put in. Erik Hamren might take the opportunity to get a look at some new players, or he might think he needs to win the match to save face, and his job.

No matter what kind of team Sweden fields, they’re going to have a tough time with France. Bringing in Jeremy Menez and Gael Clichy for Florent Malouda and Patrice Evra was a stroke of genius from Laurent Blanc, and he’ll probably stick with the same front four and left back against Sweden. If he does make a change, it will probably come in the center of midfield. Yann M’Vila came on as a substitute and could be fit enough to start on Tuesday. He’ll replace Alou Diarra if he does come in.

 

Group D Donbass Arena
08:55		June 19
20:45	England	? – ?	Ukraine
	half-time	(? – ?)
referee :
	Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
line-ups :
	[ 4-4-1-1 ]		[ 4-2-3-1 ]
	Joe Hart		Andriy Pyatov
	Glen Johnson		Oleg Gusev
	John Terry		Taras Mikhalik
	Joleon Lescott		Yevhen Khacheridi
	Ashley Cole		Yevhen Selin
	James Milner		Anatoli Tymoschuk
	Steven Gerrard		Sergei Nazarenko
	Scott Parker		Andriy Yarmolenko
	Ashley Young		Andrey Voronin
	Wayne Rooney		Yevheniy Konoplyanka
	Danny Welbeck		Andriy Shevchenko
coach :
	Roy Hodgson		Oleg Blokhin
Group D Stadion NSK Olimpiyskiy
		June 19
20:45	Sweden	? – ?	France
	half-time	(? – ?)
referee :
	Pedro Proenca (Portugal)
line-ups :
	[ 4-2-3-1 ]		[ 4-1-2-3 ]
	Andreas Isaksson		Hugo Lloris
	Andreas Granqvist		Mathieu Debuchy
	Olof Mellberg		Adil Rami
	Jonas Olsson		Phillippe Mexes
	Martin Olsson		Gael Clichy
	Anders Svensson		Alou Diarra
	Kim Källström		Yohan Cabaye
	Emir Bajrami		Samir Nasri
	Zlatan Ibrahimovic		Jérémy Menez
	Rasmus Elm		Karim Benzema
	Ola Toivonen		Franck Ribéry
coach :
	Erik Hamrén		Laurent Blanc