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. 'A matter of time for Sweden'published at 13:53 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Terry Butcher
    Ex-England captain on BBC Radio 5 live

    South Korea concede a lot of balls in behind. They are not great of crosses, it seems only a matter of time before Sweden score. The keeper is playing well and by hook or crook they are still level.

  2. Player Raterpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Player RaterImage source, BBC Sport

    Which player has caught your eye so far? Who are the star performers? And who needs a short sharp rollicking?

    You can rate each of them out of 10 using our Player Rater, which is available here.

  3. Sweden better without Ibrahimovicpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think Sweden are better without Zlatan Ibrahimovic. You only have to look at their record when he was in the team, they didn't qualify for major tournaments. His absence has brought a togetherness, no big show or hype.

  4. HALF-TIMEpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

  5. Postpublished at 45 + 1 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Sweden are really going for it now. Mikael Lustig powers down the right and whips in the most delicious cross but Viktor Claesson's header deflects off a South Korean defender and out for a corner.

    South Korea clear the ball.Image source, Reuters
  6. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Now then... Marcus Berg latches onto a diagonal ball inside the South Korea penalty area but can't direct his effort goalwards.

    Instead it trickles across the six-yard box and South Korea clear with no other yellow jersey in attendance.

    Berg crosses the ballImage source, Reuters
  7. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    At last some enterprising stuff from South Korea. Ki Sung-yueng is the catalyst spraying the ball wide but nothing is doing when Son Heung-min falls in the Sweden penalty area under a challenge from Ludwig Augustinsson.

    That was never a penalty. Get up!

    Son Heung-min claims for a penalty.Image source, AFP
  8. Obscure stat of the daypublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

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  9. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Some nice stuff here from Sweden. Popping the ball around nicely and controlling midfield. South Korea are struggling to get out.

    Albin Ekdal on the ball.Image source, Getty Images
  10. 'Son a massive danger'published at 13:37 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was a great run from Son. He has been a massive danger, every time he gets the ball he's so direct and he's so quick.

  11. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Turn on the turbo why don't you. Son Heung-min plays a nice one-two in his own half and then leaves the Swedish defence trailing in his wake.

    Unfortunately his own teammates struggled to keep up as well and his final pass is cut out by the recovering Andreas Granqvist.

  12. 'Body on the line'published at 13:36 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Incredible block, that's what you want from your defender, body on the line. This is a World Cup, he wants a result. Berg will be wondering what he has to do to get a goal here.

  13. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Kim Young-gwon is having some game at the heart of the South Korea defence.

    Again he's on hand to prevent a Sweden goal.That was a body on the line moment from the skipper who dived to block Marcus Berg's effort after a Sweden corner.

  14. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 28 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Park Joo-ho can't continue. On comes Kim Min-woo.

    Kim Min-woo replaces Park Joo-hoImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Park Joo-ho looks in big trouble for South Korea.

    It looks innocuous enough but it looks as though he's pulled his hamstring trying to retrieve an errant pass. That could be tournament over if it's a bad one.

    Park Joo-hoImage source, AFP
  16. 'No right to save that'published at 13:25 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock
    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a chance that is. Berg pounces, but what a save, Cho Hyun-woo has no right to make that and he keeps South Korea in the game.

  17. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    Another chance. And again it's Sweden, who are growing into this one.

    This time Ola Toivonen climbs highest from a corner but the ball glances of his head and wide of the far post.

  18. CLOSE!published at 20 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    He has to score. He has to score...But he doesn't.

    Marcus Berg arrives at the back post unmarked and sidefoot's his effort on goal but the South Korean keeper Cho Hyun-woo makes a wonder save.

    That was a big chance.

    Media caption,

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

  19. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    What a tackle.

    The Sweden skipper Andreas Granqvist reprises the role of Franz Beckenbauer, storming through midfield.

    He plays a neat one-two with Marcus Berg but Kim Young-gwon comes over on the cover with a last ditch challenge to prevent a goal.

  20. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Sweden 0-0 South Korea

    What a waste. Son Heung-Min escapes down the left but then gifts possession to Pontus Jansson. That was poor.

    South Korea's Son Heung-MinImage source, AFP/Getty Images