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Sweden vs Belgium Head to Head: Sweden football team's 4th loss in 8 matches

Sweden vs Belgium match report

Date, kick-off time:

Thursday, 28 May 1953, 19:00 (UTC+1:00)

National teams, score:

Sweden

2-3

Belgium

Competition:

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2

Referee:

Jack Mowat, Rutherglen /

Scotland

Attendance, venue:

31 491, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna

Goals:

1-0 (20') Sylve Bengtsson, 2-0 (26') Arne Selmosson, 2-1 (30') Pol Anoul, 2-2 (39') Jean Straetmans, 2-3 (42') Victor Lemberechts

Sweden football team line-up in match Nr.314

Managed by selection committee: chairman Rudolf Kock, coach George Raynor (England)

Player

Caps

Age

Club

Belgium football team line-up in match Nr.232

Managed by head coach Bill Gormlie (England)

Player

Caps

Age

Club

Match stats

National team

Players

Average caps

Average age

Clubs

Goals

Cautions

Expulsions

Sweden

nan

Belgium

nan

Historical data sources

Le Soir (Brussels), №148, 29 May 1953; Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België - BelgicaPress

Gazet van Anwerpen (Antwerp), №128, 29 May 1953; Concentra online archief

Grenz-Echo (Eupen), №122, 29 May 1953; GrenzEcho - Archiv

Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №142, 29 May 1953; DN.arkivet

Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), №142, 29 May 1953; Svenska Dagbladet – Historiskt sidarkiv

Comments

stringer Scotland - Other notes posted on 15 February 2011 at 00:35:27

Arne Selmosson (not Selmonsson) (link:

)

toniofarrugia Malta - Other notes posted on 6 May 2011 at 00:02:06

Different sources give different name of scorer.
(...)

Soproni Démon Hungary - Additional information posted on 9 October 2011 at 11:46:21

Coach manager
Sweden: Rudolf ’Putte’ Kock

db Ukraine - posted on 14 April 2013 at 10:52:13

Belgium national football team (link:

)

sigi Belgium - Additional information posted on 22 September 2016 at 04:28:06

Belgium team:
Standing, f.l.t.r.: Fons Van Brandt, Rik Coppens, Jean Straetmans, Bob Maertens, Marcel Dries, Vic Mees, Louis Carré
Sitting, f.l.t.r.: Victor Lemberechts, Pol Anoul, Bill Gormlie, François Daenen, Augustin Janssens

Sweden vs Belgium post-match head-to-head

43.8

GF/P

3.125

GA/P

2.000

Av attendance

15 923

WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average

Sweden national team matches

Previous match:

Friendly International

Scotland vs Sweden 1-2

Glasgow, Wednesday 6 May 1953

Next match:

Friendly International

Sweden vs France 1-0

Solna, Thursday 11 June 1953

Sweden football matches

Belgium national team matches

Previous match:

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Finland vs Belgium 2-4

Helsinki, Monday 25 May 1953

Next match:

1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification

Belgium vs Finland 2-2

Brussels, Wednesday 23 September 1953

Belgium football matches

Top Sweden goal scorers

1. Sven Rydell (1923 - 1932) - 49 goals
2. Gunnar Nordahl (1942 - 1948) - 43 goals
3. Gunnar Gren (1940 - 1949) - 25 goals
... Sylve Bengtsson (1950 - 1953) - 5 goals
... Arne Selmosson (1953) - 1 goal

(correct as of May 28, 1953)

Sweden goal scorers

Top Belgium goal scorers

1. Bernard Voorhoof (1928 - 1940) - 30 goals
2. Raymond Braine (1925 - 1939) - 26 goals
3. Robert De Veen (1906 - 1913) - 26 goals
... Pol Anoul (1947 - 1953) - 14 goals
... Victor Lemberechts (1946 - 1953) - 12 goals
... Jean Straetmans (1952 - 1953) - 2 goals

(correct as of May 28, 1953)

Belgium goal scorers

Brief match report

Thu. 28 May 1953
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
Sweden 2-3 Belgium
Goals: 20, 26, 30, 39, 42

Att: 31 491,
Ref: Mowat (Scotland)