Spain is close to the abyss in Group B of the European Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup 2022 , after Sweden beat Greece and lost the lead.
Despite being in second position and being in playoff position, Spain will have a very complicated tie closing, where they will visit Greece and then will face the Swedes on the last day .
Sweden , with the victory against Greece, were able to recover after a good approach by the Hellenes in the first half of the Engagement disputed in the Swedish city of Solna.
With goals from Forsgber and Isak , they were able to stop the Greek siege after suffering several shots that they hit the posts. Both teams met a month ago in Athens, with the Greek victory 2 goals by 1.
Although the Spanish won the UEFA Nations League, they have a wild card in case they are third in the table, given the opportunity to play a blowback.
The situation in Spain: What should you do?
Spain’s first option is to beat Greece and Sweden to ensure their direct pass as Group B leader, however, in case of equality, the criterion of ‘Goal Average ‘.
The second option, goes through a defeat for Sweden against Georgia and a victory for Spain against Greece and as in the last match they faced the Scandinavians, they are worth a draw.
Greece, the uncomfortable rival
Although Sweden has everything to qualify first by relying on itself, Greece wasted an opportunity to reach the confrontation against Spain. The Greeks depend on themselves for the penultimate day, with the confrontation against ‘La Roja’, however, they will have to hope that Sweden also beat the Spanish and the Hellenes beat Kosovo on the last day to seek the playoffs.
If third, is Spain eliminated?
Spain managed to secure a playoff by being a finalist in the UEFA Nations League, due to this, loses the option of being seeded for the World Cup draw, but it has options to go in the ‘playoff’ that will be played in the 2022.