Sweden 3-2 Poland: Emil Forsberg scores twice as Sweden knock Poland out of Euro 2020

Dates: 11 June-11 July. Venues: Amsterdam, Baku, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Glasgow, London, Munich, Rome, Seville, St Petersburg. Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC Radio 5 Live, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Sweden substitute Viktor Claesson scored a 93rd-minute winner as a valiant Poland fightback proved in vain and they were eliminated from Euro 2020.

In a captivating game in St Petersburg, Sweden led 2-0 at the hour mark thanks to two goals from Emil Forsberg.

But a Robert Lewandowski double put Poland within a goal of the win they needed to advance – only for Claesson to end their hopes.

Sweden will now prepare for a last-16 tie against Finland or Ukraine at Glasgow’s Hampden Park on 29 June.

The Swedes netted their first goal from open play at the tournament just 82 seconds into their final Group E game thanks to Forsberg’s composed angled finish.

The RB Leipzig midfielder doubled the lead with a first-time shot – his third goal at the tournament – before…

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