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. Boy band timepublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    BTSImage source, Getty Images

    Going back to earlier....

    I could've thrown in Park Ji-sung, the former Manchester United player but I'm going slightly leftfield and returning to a musical theme with this entry.

    The best I can do from a South Korea perspective is boy band BTS. I'm not a huge fan personally but they are the first K-pop artists to reach number one on the US album charts.

    Hopefully there'll be no 'Blood Sweat & Tears', this afternoon though.

  2. Team newspublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    SWEDEN XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Defender Victor Lindelof is absent for Sweden because of illness, so Pontus Jansson of Leeds starts in the middle. Emil Forsberg is the man to watch in midfield, where he plays alongside Hull's Sebastian Larsson. The Swedes have only scored one goal in four games and none in their past three matches. Forwards Marcus Berg and Ola Toivonen are the men tasked with ending that run.

    KOREA XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Tottenham's Son Heung-min starts up front for South Korea, following a season in which he scored 18 goals in all competitions. Behind him, in midfield, is Ki Sung-yueng of Swansea. The latter captains the side.

  3. Zlatan's in the moodpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    Talking of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.....

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  4. Famous Swedespublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    Zlatan IbrahimovicImage source, Getty Images

    And what about this chap, who is in Russia but not playing in the finals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic used to guarantee goals.

    Sven-Goran ErikssonImage source, Getty Images

    Or Sven-Goran Eriksson. A former England coach and World Cup quarter-finalist of course in 2002 & 2006.

    Oh Sven, talk about missed opportunities!

    Max von SydowImage source, Getty Images

    Now to introduce a football theme even if Swedish actor Max von Sydow, posing as Wehrmacht officer, Major Karl von Steiner.

    'Escape To Victory' anyone....

    ABBAImage source, Getty Images

    Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog and Bjorn Ulvaeus aka legendary pop group ABBA?

  5. Postpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    Before we get into the game nitty gritty, what or who springs to mind when you think Sweden and South Korea?

  6. Postpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

    Nizhny Novgorod StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    Right it's time to head over to the west bank of the Volga River and the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, which will also be hosting England v Panama on 24 June, 13:00 BST.

    It might be me but shades of Middlesbrough about this venue.

  7. get involved

    Get Involved - Waiting for Englandpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

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    Latex Zebra: Great buzz in our office over the weekends results. Made everyone more excited for the England game now. Can't help but feel this afternoon is going to drag!

    Luka: Simple. Taking up my lunch break and free periods at school watching Sweden vs SK, before going home with my mates to watch the Belgium game and after that, the England game. What's not to like?

  8. Postpublished at 11:54 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

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    And another former England striker is likely to be animated later

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  9. Anyone excited?published at 11:50 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

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    I know someone who's looking forward to tonight.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

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    I know this commentary should technically be about Sweden and South Korea but I'm finding it impossible not to think about England's game against Tunisia later.

    I'll be keeping busy this afternoon with this game but how will everyone else be killing the time until this evening?

  11. World Cup catch-uppublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sweden v South Korea (13:00 BST)

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    World Cup Catch-Up: Mexicans rave after beating Germany

    Before we get going on today's matches it'd be remiss not to recap on everything that happened yesterday.

    We've got all the best action and funnies from the fourth day of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

    Mexico stunning defending champions Germany and a couple of worldies from Serbia's Aleksandar Kolorov and Brazil's Philippe Coutinho - all in our World Cup catch-up video for you.

  12. What's coming your waypublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Monday fixturesImage source, BBC Sport

    So what have we got lined up for you today?

    We're kicking-off with the first game of the day which is Sweden v South Korea before Group G and England come into play.

    You will be able to follow all the games here, on BBC Radio 5 live and watch both games from England's group live on BBC One.

    TV coverage of Belgium v Panama starts at 15:30 BST with build-up on the big one, beginning at 18:15 BST.

  13. Postpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Hello, thanks for joining me.

    It's day five of the World Cup and we've got another three games coming your way, including England of course, later today.