Sweden’s hopes of qualifying automatically
for the World Cup ahead of Spain suffered a blow as second-half goals from
captain Tasos Bakasetas and Vangelis Pavlidis gave Greece a 2-1 win in Athens
on Wednesday.
Sweden, after three previous victories,
could only manage a consolation strike in the 80th minute through Robin
Quaison.
The Greeks, after three straight 1-1 draws
in Group B, put themselves in the hunt for second place, with Bakasetas
finding the net in the 64th minute.
The hosts doubled their lead 10 minutes
later when Norwich City forward Christos Tzolis fed Pavlidis for a goal which
at first was flagged offside, but VAR showed otherwise.
uaison scored with a rebound but Sweden
failed to find an equaliser.
Sweden struck the woodwork twice, with Viktor
Claesson hitting the post in the 66th minute after Mattias Svanberg’s
blistering shot had also bounced to safety early on.
Spain won 2-0 in Kosovo to move four points
clear at the top of the group, although Sweden and Greece both have two games
in hand on the 2010 world champions.
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