Sweden and Greece played a friendly football match in Stockholm on June 4 that ended in a 2-2 draw as Greece scored a late equalizer [1, 2, 3]. Greece took an early lead around the 10th minute when Kostas Tsimikas scored in the first half [1, 2, 3].
Sweden responded in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Viktor Gyokeres scored from a free kick which deflected off Greece's Vangelis Pavlidis to level the score for Sweden [1, 2, 3]. At the 69th minute, substitute Taha Ali assisted Gustav Nilsson, who put Sweden ahead 2-1 [1, 2, 3].
The match saw multiple substitutions around the 60th minute for both teams [1, 2, 3]. Greece fought back and Giorgos Masouras scored a stoppage-time equalizer near the 5th minute of added time in the second half to make the score 2-2 [1, 2, 3].
Gyokeres joined the Sweden squad just a day earlier on June 3, arriving less than 24 hours after Arsenal’s loss in the Champions League final on May 30 [1, 2, 3].
Sweden will begin their World Cup Group F campaign on June 14 against Tunisia. Their remaining group matches include games versus the Netherlands and Japan [1, 2, 3].
