The Swedish team accounted for a heroic achievement in the European Cup Qualification tournament i Alicante, Spain. After 4-2 against Austria, Sweden met the homenation and the World Cup runners up, Spain. The Spainish team was near the same team which played in the World Cup in Holland for a couple of months ago. Spain took the lead, but Sweden replied just before halftime and equalized. In the second half, Sweden took the lead with 2-1. A big sensation was at near. But Spain scored with only ten minutes to go, and the match ended in a draw. In the last match Sweden beat Malta with 2-0.
In the semifinal, Sweden ran into France which unfortunately were to diffucult for the Swedish team, which lost with 1-0. And in the last game, Sweden met Belarus, which won with 5-2, and the Swedish team finished 4th in the tournament.
| Group A: | Group B: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Belarus | ||
| Sweden | France | ||
| Austria | Portugal | ||
| Malta | Azerbaijan |
| Monday 6th | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00 | B | Portugal | - | Belarus | 1 - 5 | |
| 12.00 | B | France | - | Azerbaijan | 11 - 0 | |
| 17.30 | A | Austria | - | Sweden | 2 - 4 | |
| 19.30 | A | Spain | - | Malta | 8 - 0 | |
| Tuesday, 7th | ||||||
| 17.30 | B | Azerbaijan | - | Belarus | 0 - 3 | |
| 19.30 | B | France | - | Portugal | 4 - 2 | |
| Wednesday, 8th | ||||||
| 17.30 | A | Malta | - | Austria | 0 - 8 | |
| 19.30 | A | Spain | - | Sweden | 2 - 2 | |
| Thursday, 9th | ||||||
| 10.30 | B | Portugal | - | Azerbaijan | 2 - 0 | |
| 12.00 | B | Belarus | - | France | 1 - 1 | |
| 17.30 | A | Malta | - | Sweden | 0 - 2 | |
| 19.30 | A | Austria | - | Spain | 2 - 4 | |
| Saturday, 11th | ||||||
| 9.30 | (A Semi) | France | - | Sweden | 1 - 0 | |
| 12.00 | (A Semi) | Spain | - | Belarus | 9 - 1 | |
| 16.30 | (B Semi) | Portugal | - | Malta | 3 - 0 | |
| 19.00 | (B Semi) | Austria | - | Azerbaijan | 3 - 2 | |
| Sunday, 12th | ||||||
| 9.30 | 3rd- 4th | Sweden | - | Belarus | 2 - 5 | |
| 12.00 | Final | France | - | Spain | 0 - 8 | |
| 17.00 | 7ht - 8th | Malta | - | Azerbaijan | No match | |
| 19.30 | 5th - 6th | Portugal | - | Austria | 2 - 3 |
Final Standing
| 1. | Spain | |
| 2. | France | |
| 3. | Belarus | |
| 4. | Sweden | |
| 5. | Austria | |
| 6. | Portugal | |
| 7. | Malta | |
| 8. | - |
NOTE. Azerbijan went home before the game against Malta, and will not be ranked in the tournament.
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