Sweden, Switzerland locked in tense battle

Video Image Japanese, Mexican World Cup fairytales come to an end1:20 World Cup: All the goals from another knock of Round of 16 action at the World Cup, featuring Brazil v Mexico and Belgium v Japan. July 3rd 2018 17 hours ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/Football/ The Daily Telegraph Share Share on Facebook Share on […]

'Confrontation of ideas': Jose Mourinho on Mexico v Sweden match (VIDEO)

The Special One is RT’s special guest throughout Russia 2018 and in analyzing the upcoming Sweden versus Mexico on Wednesday, Mourinho says that it will be battle between individual player flair and collective teamwork. The winner of the crunch Group F game in Ekaterinburg Arena will likely join Germany in the knockout stages (provided the […]

Rudy injury doubt for Germany in key South Korea clash after suffering broken nose against Sweden

German midfielder Sebastian Rudy is an injury doubt for his team’s crunch Group F match against South Korea on Wednesday, after suffering a suspected broken nose in the dramatic win against Sweden. READ MORE: Germany salvage World Cup hopes with late winner against Sweden in Sochi The Bayern Munich midfielder was left bloodied after taking an […]

‘They rubbed our faces in it ’: Sweden & Germany in touchline clash after late World Cup drama

Swedish boss Janne Andersson has accused German staff of “rubbing our faces in it” after the teams were involved in a furious touchline confrontation following Germany’s last-gasp World Cup win in Sochi on Saturday night. Midfielder Toni Kroos grabbed victory for his team with a stunning strike in the 95th minute, handing Germany a 2-1 […]

Anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats party surges in polls amid EU’s Eurosceptic wave

The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have gained ground in a recent poll, pulling almost even with the ruling Social Democrats, ahead of an election in September. Similar parties have won recent elections in Slovenia and Italy. The poll, conducted for Sweden’s Expressen newspaper and published Monday, has put the Sweden Democrats in second place, with 21 […]

Sweden 'begrudgingly' approves construction of Russia’s second gas pipeline to Northern Europe

The Swedish government has granted a permit for the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in its territorial waters, despite reservations. The 9.5 billion euro ($ 11.17 billion) project is set to bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. It is a joint venture of Russian energy giant Gazprom with French Engie, […]

Sweden: Top 10 facts about this Scandinavian nation

1. Sweden has the highest number of McDonald’s restaurants per capita in Europe. 2. Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest six times. Only Ireland (seven) has more wins. 3. Ikea was founded in Sweden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. An average of 1,836,000 meatballs are eaten daily in Ikea’s 313 stores worldwide. 4. In […]

#ICYMI: Sweden issues a fighting guidebook, but millennials want WiFi not wars

This week the world was asking, does Sweden know something we don’t? The famously peaceful and egalitarian home of flat-pack furniture handed out a guide to fighting a war to all of its citizens. Swedes were told to prepare for “total defense,” and that “resistance will never cease,” which is easy to say when an […]

Sweden tests roads that charge electric vehicles as they drive

(Reuters) — An electrified road in Sweden that is the first in the world to charge vehicles as they drive along is showing promise and could potentially help cut the high cost of electric cars, project backers Vattenfall and Elways told Reuters. The state-funded project, named eRoadArlanda and costing about 50 million crowns ($ 5.82 […]

Eurovision 2018 Sweden: Who is representing Sweden? Who is Benjamin Ingrosso?

Who is representing Sweden at Eurovision 2018? Representing Sweden at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is singer Benjamin Ingrosso. The 20-year-old vocalist will be performing the song Dance You Off. Well-known in his native Sweden, the singer participated in national talent contest Let’s Dance in 2014 and on Melodifestivalen in 2017 and 2018. The latter […]