Is Sweden vs Belgium on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch the EC 2022
A place in the EC 2022 semi-finals against the hosts England is waiting for the winners of Friday night’s quarter final between Sweden and Belgium in Leigh Sports Village (kick-off 20:00 BST).
One of the favorites before the tournament, Sweden stuttered a bit at the beginning of the campaign when they were held to a 1-1 draw by the Netherlands before they scraped a 2-1 victory over Switzerland but they struck with a 5-0 triumph over Portugal which ensured that they topped Group C.
They will be favorites to get past Belgium – which started with a 1-1 draw against Iceland, followed by a 2-1 loss to France during which they impressed, before beating Italy 1-0 to book a place in the knockout – but forward Fridolina Rolfö, knows that the Swedes must learn to cope with the press.
“[Being favourites is] something we have to learn to handle, ”said Rolfö. “We have come here and said we want to get far and we have to show it too. We are expected to win this match; now we have to live up to it. We want to fight for the medals so we have to win this match and show what we can do.”
Here is everything you need to know:
When is Sweden vs Belgium?
The match starts at 20.00 BST on Friday 22 July in Leigh Sports Village.
How can I see it?
It will be shown live on BBC Two, with coverage from 7.30pm. It will also be shown live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
Team news
Sweden’s preparations for the match were hit by a blow when defenders Hanna Glas and Emma Kullberg tested positive for Covid-19, where Bayern Munich’s fullback Glas has so far played every minute of her team’s European Championship campaign. Linda Sembrant is Glass’ likely replacement, although Elin Rubensson could also fill in, but Sweden is likely to be unchanged from its last group game beyond that.
As for Belgium, Amber Tysiak will return – probably to the substitutes’ bench – after serving a suspension at a match, while also mentioning an unchanged line-up, which would make Hannah Eurlings continue to advance after making her first start of match. tournament in the victory over Italy.
Predicted lineups
Sweden XI: Lindahl; Sembrant, Ilestedt, Eriksson, Andersson; Björn, Asllani, Angeldahl; Rolfö, Blackstenius, Kaneryd
Belgium XI: Evrard; Vangheluwe, Kees, Biesmans, Philtjens, Cayman, Vanhaevermaet, De Caigny; Dhont, Wullaert, Eurlings
Odds
Sweden: 1/3
Draw: 9/2
Belgium: 10/1
Prediction
Sweden has been a bit up and down during the group stage but they are one step ahead of Belgium, who have achieved their goal at the European Championships 2022 just by reaching the quarterfinals, and the Red Flames will fight hard but in the end be eliminated. Sweden 4-1 Belgium