World Cup Prediction: Day 5
Sweden are unbeaten in their four
previous head-to-heads against South Korea (won two, drew two). It is their
first encounter at a World Cup finals.
Sweden's joint-biggest win was a 12-0
victory against South Korea in the 1948 Olympic Games.
Sweden 1-1 South Korea
Belgium are unbeaten in their last nine World Cup group games (W4, D5), winning each of their last four. They have made it to the second round in six of their last seven World Cup appearances, the only exception coming in 1998.
The Red Devils have also only lost
one of their last nine opening games at the World Cup (W5, D3), which was
against Mexico in 1986.
They haven't scored more than two
goals in an opening World Cup game since 1970, when they beat El Salvador 3-0.
Their last eight goals at the World
Cup have all been scored from the 70th minute onwards.
They were one of four unbeaten teams
in European qualifying, alongside England, Germany and Spain.
Belgium 2-0 Panama
Tunisia and England last met in their
opening group stage game of the 1998 World Cup. England won 2-0 in Marseille.
Their only other meeting was a
friendly in 1990 which ended 1-1.
Tunisia have failed to win their last
11 games at a World Cup since triumphing in their first ever match against
Mexico in 1978.
It was the first match won by an
African side at the World Cup.
They are in a first World Cup since
2006, but have yet to reach the knockout stage in four previous attempts.
Tunisia have only kept one clean
sheet in 12 games at this tournament, a 0-0 draw with West Germany in 1978.
The Carthage Eagles ended the
qualifying stage unbeaten and conceded just four goals in six matches in the
final group.
Tunisia are 21st in the Fifa
rankings, the highest of any African team.
Tunisia 0-2 England
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