On 23 June, late at night, the MD 2 match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup’s Group F ended in Sochi. Two FC Krasnodar players took part in this very intensive and spectacular clash where Sweden met Germany.
Both players made an early appearance on a field of play and displayed top level performance. Centre-back Andreas Granqvist (his contract with the Bulls is expiring after the World Cup) captained the Blågult again in a traditional way while Viktor Claesson assumed his position of a right midfielder. It was exactly the position where he provided an assist from to Ola Toivonen who scored an opener on the 32nd minute.
The Germans managed to change the tide of the game in the second half. Marco Reus scored an equalizer on the 48th minute, and then an exceptional shot by Toni Kroos from a free kick brought Die Mannschaft а 2-1 comeback win late on the 5th minute of the additional time.
After the two games played the Swedes now share the second positon in the standings with the Germans as both teams have three points. South Koreans have none, and Team Mexico is the leader of the group with six points. In the final matches of the group stage on 27 June Sweden will play with Mexico and Germany with South Korea.