Summary

  • Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live

  • First meeting between the sides at a World Cup

  • VAR used to award penalty, scored by Granqvist

  1. Postpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Right that's all from me. Thanks for joining me this afternoon.

  2. Postpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Sweden's victory over South Korea is captured in all it's glory in our match report here.

    And if you fancy a final stab at our Player Rater it's still going strong.

    You can also follow the build-up to Belgium v Panama, the first game in England's group with my colleague Saj Chowdhury here.

  3. Sweden's Granqvist scores penalty after VAR reviewpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    If you ever want to see coolness personified - this is worth a watch.

    Media caption,

    Sweden's Granqvist scores penalty after VAR review

  4. WATCH: South Korea's Cho Hyun-Woo makes point-blank savepublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    This was something else!

    Media caption,

    South Korea's Cho Hyun-Woo makes point-blank save

  5. A quick recappublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Time to recap the action before I leave you.

  6. Postpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Interesting point from Henry Winter of the Times but not sure I necessarily agree.

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  7. First opening win since 1958published at 15:00 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    The Sweden players are enjoying their moment in the sun. Literally. The celebrations in front of their supports are in full swing at the moment. It's 60 years since they last won their opening game in the World Cup.

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  8. 'Sweden deserved winners'published at 14:55 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Sweden looked the better team, created better chances. South Korea turned up in the last four minutes.

    I am disappointed in them, they've got game winners on the pitch. But I'm excited to see how Sweden do in the group with Germany and Mexico.

    Hwang Hee-chanImage source, Getty Images
  9. FULL-TIMEpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Sweden fansImage source, Reuters
  10. 'He should score'published at 14:51 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's a free header for Hwang, it looks so easy but he gets it completely wrong. He didn't have to break stride, under no challenge he should score.

  11. Postpublished at 90 + 2

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    What. A. Miss.

    South Korea go direct and Lee Jae-sung flicks the ball into the path of Hwang Hee-chan but the RB Salzburg forward, who is unmarked, eight-yards out, heads agonisingly wide.

    Hwang Hee-chanImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Son Heung-min has to do better with that. He gets away down the left, and has time and space, but picks out the first man, a Swedish defender, with his cross. Unforgivable in the circumstances.

  13. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    South Korea have around three minutes plus added time to salvage something here.

    Son Heung-minImage source, Getty Images
  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 82 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Just worth mentioning that Hull City's evergreen Sebastian Larsson has trotted off the pitch to be replaced by Seattle Sounders midfielder Gustav Svensson.

  15. Granite Swedish boulderpublished at 82 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    South Korea have to go for it now and Lee Seung-woo unloads from 20-yards. But Andreas Granqvist's in the way.

    He's like a granite Swedish boulder back there at the moment, blocking and heading everything to safety.

    Andreas GranqvistImage source, Reuters
  16. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Almost a whiff of goal for South Korea from Son Heung-min's intelligent header but the Swedes quickly shuffle the ball to safety.

    Hwang Hee-chan was steadying himself to strike at goal there.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 77 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Off goes Ola Toivonen as Isaac Thelin enters the fray for Sweden. Straight swap one forward for another.

    Isaac KieseImage source, Reuters
  18. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 72 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    And one for the South Koreans. Lee Seung-Woo now on for Augsburg midfielder Koo Ja-Cheol.

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 71 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Change for the yellows. Genoa on for Hamburg as Oscar Hiljemark replaces Albin Ekdal.

  20. Worst effort of the tournament?published at 71 mins

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Sweden's Viktor Claesson has possibly just had one of the worst efforts of the World Cup.

    The ball sits up beautifully on the right side of the Suoth Korea box but his volley goes out for a throw-in about 12 yards up from the corner flag.

    What was that? Shocking is what it was!