Sweden would be appearing at this year’s FIFA World Cup at the expense of Italy who did not show so much desire to beat them in the qualification playoffs.
The Swedes finished second behind France and above the Netherlands in their World Cup qualifying group to set up that playoff clash with Italy which they won 1-0 on aggregate.
Chile would not be at the next World Cup later this year thanks to a drop in form towards the end of their World Cup qualifying campaign. The South American champions are now looking to get ready for the 2022 edition in Qatar.
These sides have met once before in a pre-world Cup game back in 2006 and it ended 1-1 after David Suazo cancelled Henrik Larson’s first half opener for Sweden. Alexis Sanchez was a thorn in the Swedish flesh in that game and could still prove the game changer here again.
Sweden have won 3, lost just 1 and drawn 2 of their last six games ahead of this match, while Chile have four losses and two wins from their last 6 games as well.
