Andreas Granqvist gives Sweden victory over South Korea after VAR intervention

Andreas Granqvist took advantage of a VAR-awarded penalty to hand Sweden a 1-0 win over South Korea in their World Cup opener. The Sweden captain tucked home in the 65th minute of the Group F clash in Nizhny Novgorod after technology was used to rule that Viktor Claesson had been fouled in the area.

It was a deserved victory for Sweden, who created the better chances throughout and Marcus Berg spurned a couple of good openings. The Swedes had been accused of spying on a Korea training session in the buildup to the game but they began with an apparent determination to put their own shortcomings in front of goal right.

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