ANTHONY ELANGA fumed after Sweden’s 1-1 draw with Japan, the Newcastle winger seemed to think his country had failed to qualify despite earning 4 points.
Sweden boss Graham Potter saw the funny side of Elanga‘s despair and couldn’t get his head around how the ex-Man United man had got so mixed up.
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Anthony Elanga was distraught after Sweden’s 1-1 draw with Japan Credit: Reuters
The winger didn’t realise it meant the Swedes qualified Credit: Reuters
It was Elanga’s long-range curler which levelled it up for Sweden against Japan last night, but he evidently thought the 1-1 draw wasn’t enough.
He was spotted sitting down raging – throwing his arms around, shaking his head and putting his head in his hands.
Sweden gaffer Graham Potter addressed the bizarre scenes after the game.
He said jokingly: “That explains a few things then, it can’t be any clearer, it couldn’t have been any clearer for him.
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“He’s obviously thinking about something else, bless him.
“I love him at the moment but, dear me.”
Last night’s screamer was Elanga’s second goal of the tournament as he leads the goalscoring charts for his country at this World Cup, ahead of star strikers Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres.
His other goal came in Sweden’s 5-1 loss to the Netherlands.
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However despite that set-back, Sweden have qualified for the knockouts – they are currently the best third-place team after finishing on four points and zero goal-difference.
Their own 5-1 battering, against Tunisia, cancelled out their eventual loss by the same scoreline against Ronald Koeman‘s side.
And it’s yet another team who are above Scotland in the third-place rankings.
Steve Clarke‘s team are in big danger of dropping out of the tournament, with several results, such as South Africa’s victory over South Korea, not going their way.
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