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Sweden lost to Austria and will most likely miss the European Championship in 2024.
Then the neighboring country Norway will come with the saw.
– Now we can laugh a little, says Kjetil Rekdal in VGTV.
On Tuesday evening, Sweden lost the EC qualifying match against Austria with 1-3. Despite several good chances for Sweden in the first half, it was the away team who stepped out in the second half and took the lead early on. And then it just went downhill.
Norwegian mockery
Three minutes later it was 2-0, and soon the score was 3-0 after that Isak Hien caused a penalty like Austria’s Marko Arnautovic managed. Despite a consolation goal from Emil Holm in the 90th minute, the Swedish defeat was a fact.
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After the loss, the possibilities are now minimal for Sweden to make it to the European Championship in 2024. This is noted by our neighboring country Norway.
– Loss means it’s over for Sweden. They completely burst. Now we can laugh a little. They have made fun of Norway if they win a cross-country race in ten years, says VGTV’s commentator Kjetil Rekdal.
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Pikar Sweden
VG writes about Blågult’s loss as “humiliating”, and describes the start of the second half as “a nightmare start” for “its blue-and-yellow neighbours”. The newspaper is also not shy about pointing out that the audience started to go home before the final whistle.
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They also point out that Sweden finished last in their Nations League group last year, a group that also included Norway, and that Sweden therefore cannot make it to next year’s championships through that tournament.
Sweden’s next match in the European Championship qualifiers is played against Belgium in October.
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