Sweden vs South Korea, World Cup 2018 player ratings: Andreas Granqvist leads by example in narrow win
We run the rule over both sets of players after Sweden saw off South Korea in Group F
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Your support makes all the difference.Andreas Granqvist took advantage of a VAR-awarded penalty to hand Sweden a 1-0 win over South Korea in their World Cup opener.
The Sweden captain tucked home in the 65th minute of the Group F clash in Nizhny Novgorod after technology was used to rule that Viktor Claesson had been fouled in the area.
It was a deserved victory for Sweden, who created the better chances throughout and Marcus Berg spurned a couple of good openings.
The Swedes had been accused of spying on a Korea training session in the build-up to the game but they began with an apparent determination to put their own shortcomings in front of goal right.
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