Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 27 (UNI) Sweden beat Mexico 3-0 in their Group F match here on Wednesday, but both the teams qualified for the round of 16 at the World Cup.
Earlier, Sweden dominated the play when Javier Hernandez appeared to use his arm to control the ball, but following a VAR review the referee awarded a corner.
Ahead of five minutes, Ludwig Augustinsson fired Sweden after the break when a Viktor Claesson mis-hit accidentally found him free at the far post, before Andreas Granqvist smashed in a penalty 12 minutes later following a Hector Moreno trip on Marcus Berg.
Mexico, who went close through a curling Carlos Vela effort in the first half - pressed hard for a reply but were punished again when Edson Alvarez clumsily turned in an attempted clearance past his own keeper.
Sweden would face Switzerland, while Mexico will likely play against Brazil next.
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