In confederation captain Janne Andersson’s last away game, Blågult lost 0–3 against 120-ranked Azerbaijan.
Already after six minutes, the national team was 0–2 behind.
In the end, Sweden couldn’t get up – despite playing with one man more for just over half an hour in the second half.
Criticism has not been kind and many experts believe that it is a bottomless pacifier like no other.
“I was in Genoa when Sweden lost to Costa Rica in 1990, I saw Erik Hamrén’s breakdown at home against Austria at the Friends Arena, but I have never experienced anything – and I don’t really care about the context – as embarrassing as this for a Swedish A national team “, writes Aftonbladet’s football columnist Simon Bank.
Sweden has only collected seven points from seven matches. The EC dream is long gone and now a final match awaits against Estonia at home at Friends arena – Janne Andersson’s last match as Swedish national team captain.
Johan Esk, columnist on Today’s newschooses to pay tribute to the Swedish fans who managed to make it all the way to Baku.
“There were plenty of Swedish heroes in the arena in Azerbaijan. But everyone was in the stands. The Swedes on the pitch engaged in football parody. It was painful, embarrassing and revealing to see. Sweden is this lousy”.