Sweden stun England as Italy and Spain win

Group CEngland 1-2 SwedenTwo goals from Joel Asoro condemned England to their first defeat in this season's competition. Direct and extremely quick, Asoro terrorised the England defence. The Sunderland forward raced through to prod Sweden ahead early on and within two minutes threatened again, this time pulling his shot wide. Asoro was up front on his own for large spells of a second half England dominated. He struck again, however, after being found by Nebiyou Perry. England's riposte was swift, but, despite penning the Blågult back for long periods, they only had Reiss Nelson's close-range finish to show for their endeavours.

Sweden face Portugal in World Cup play-off

Updated: Monday, 21 Oct 2013 15:18 | Comments Sweden must get past Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo if they are to make the party in Brazil next summer One of football's superstars is certain to miss out on the World Cup next year after Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal side were drawn against Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden in the European play-offs for next year's finals. Portugal v Sweden is the pick of the four ties, which will be played over two legs, while unseeded France will face a tough battle against Ukraine. Portugal will go into the play-offs as favourites with stars such as Real Madrid's Ronaldo and Manchester United's Nani, but they struggled in what had looked a straightforward qualifying group, finishing runners-up to Russia. Sweden recorded