Swede Ljungberg says England match is massive (Reuters) Updated: 2006-06-16 09:33
BERLIN, June 15 - Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg said Sweden and England will
be battling to prove who is the best team in World Cup Group B when they meet on
Tuesday.
"It's going to be a massive game," Ljungberg told reporters after scoring the
89th-minute goal which gave his side a 1-0 win over Paraguay on Thursday,
eliminating the South Americans.
"I think both teams want to win the group and show they are the best team. It
will be difficult. England are very, very good."
With the clock ticking down Sweden seemed headed for their second successive
goalless draw, after their 0-0 stalemate with Trinidad & Tobago.
But Ljungberg gave Sweden the points with a header past keeper Aldo Bobadilla
after a right wing cross was headed back across goal by substitute Marcus
Allback.
Earlier, England beat Trinidad 2-0 thanks to a late header from Peter Crouch
and a powerful injury-time drive from Steven Gerrard.
Sweden need a draw against England to advance to the next round although
coach Lars Lagerback wants a win.
"We know that one point is enough but at the same time you always want to win
games," Lagerback said, adding that he expected the victory against Paraguay to
give his team a psychological lift.
Sweden and England will want to avoid Germany in the second round.
With two wins apiece, the hosts and Ecuador are joint top in Group A. Those
two teams also meet on Tuesday, hours before Sweden's match against England.
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