World Cup 2014 Qualifiers : Sweden beats Kazakhstan 1-0
ASTANA, Sep. 10, 2013 (AMP) — Brazil 2014 (European Qualifiers) : Sweden defeated Kazakhstan by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday night.
The result put the Swedish second in Group C with 17 points. Kazakhstan is 5th with 4 points. In their next game, Sweden will meet third-placed Austria on October 11, while Kazakhstan will face the Faroe islands.
Fixtures and Results : Group C
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Overview
Kazakhstan at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Sweden at the World Cup
- 11 appearances (first in 1934)
- 19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1958) Third Place (1950, 1994) Fourth Place (1938)
Kazakhstan
0:1
Sweden
0:1 (0:1)
- 10 September 2013
- 22:00
- Astana
Group C
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Germany | 22 |
| Sweden | 17 |
 Austria | 14 |
 Ireland | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 |
 Faroe islands | 0 |
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