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Live Reporting

Steve Sutcliffe

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  1. Post update

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Right that's all from me. Thanks for joining me this afternoon.

  2. Post update

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Sweden's victory over South Korea is captured in all it's glory in our match report here.

    And if you fancy a final stab at our Player Rater it's still going strong.

    You can also follow the build-up to Belgium v Panama, the first game in England's group with my colleague Saj Chowdhury here.

  3. Sweden's Granqvist scores penalty after VAR review

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    If you ever want to see coolness personified - this is worth a watch.

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    Video caption: Sweden's Granqvist scores penalty after VAR review
  4. WATCH: South Korea's Cho Hyun-Woo makes point-blank save

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    This was something else!

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    Video caption: South Korea's Cho Hyun-Woo makes point-blank save
  5. A quick recap

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Time to recap the action before I leave you.

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    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Interesting point from Henry Winter of the Times but not sure I necessarily agree.

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  7. First opening win since 1958

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    The Sweden players are enjoying their moment in the sun. Literally. The celebrations in front of their supports are in full swing at the moment. It's 60 years since they last won their opening game in the World Cup.

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  8. 'Sweden deserved winners'

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock

    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Sweden looked the better team, created better chances. South Korea turned up in the last four minutes.

    I am disappointed in them, they've got game winners on the pitch. But I'm excited to see how Sweden do in the group with Germany and Mexico.

    Hwang Hee-chan
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    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Sweden fans
  10. 'He should score'

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Stephen Warnock

    Ex-Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's a free header for Hwang, it looks so easy but he gets it completely wrong. He didn't have to break stride, under no challenge he should score.

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    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    What. A. Miss.

    South Korea go direct and Lee Jae-sung flicks the ball into the path of Hwang Hee-chan but the RB Salzburg forward, who is unmarked, eight-yards out, heads agonisingly wide.

    Hwang Hee-chan
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    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Son Heung-min has to do better with that. He gets away down the left, and has time and space, but picks out the first man, a Swedish defender, with his cross. Unforgivable in the circumstances.

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    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    South Korea have around three minutes plus added time to salvage something here.

    Son Heung-min
  14. SUBSTITUTION

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Just worth mentioning that Hull City's evergreen Sebastian Larsson has trotted off the pitch to be replaced by Seattle Sounders midfielder Gustav Svensson.

  15. Granite Swedish boulder

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    South Korea have to go for it now and Lee Seung-woo unloads from 20-yards. But Andreas Granqvist's in the way.

    He's like a granite Swedish boulder back there at the moment, blocking and heading everything to safety.

    Andreas Granqvist
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    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Almost a whiff of goal for South Korea from Son Heung-min's intelligent header but the Swedes quickly shuffle the ball to safety.

    Hwang Hee-chan was steadying himself to strike at goal there.

  17. SUBSTITUTION

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Off goes Ola Toivonen as Isaac Thelin enters the fray for Sweden. Straight swap one forward for another.

    Isaac Kiese
  18. SUBSTITUTION

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    And one for the South Koreans. Lee Seung-Woo now on for Augsburg midfielder Koo Ja-Cheol.

  19. SUBSTITUTION

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Change for the yellows. Genoa on for Hamburg as Oscar Hiljemark replaces Albin Ekdal.

  20. Worst effort of the tournament?

    Sweden 1-0 South Korea

    Sweden's Viktor Claesson has possibly just had one of the worst efforts of the World Cup.

    The ball sits up beautifully on the right side of the Suoth Korea box but his volley goes out for a throw-in about 12 yards up from the corner flag.

    What was that? Shocking is what it was!