All in all, Sweden will consider the 2018 World Cup a success.

The European nation failed to qualify for the 2010 and 2014 tournaments, so to reach the quarter-final this time around represents a huge leap.

They were knocked out by England and can have no complaints about the manner of the loss.

Despite being organised and resilient, England’s superiority told.

The Three Lions booked their place in the semi-final with a 2-0 win, Harry Maguire and Dele Alli on the scoresheet.

Sweden will remember the wins over South Korea, Mexico and Switzerland as they look to build on their showing in Russia.

Yet for one of the players in Janne Andersson’s squad, it was a pretty costly tournament.

Granqvist faces a fine

Andreas Granqvist, Sweden’s captain, was fined £50,000 earlier in the competition for wearing socks made by an English company.

And Granqvist faces another fine for wearing the same socks against England.

Photos show Granqvist clearly wearing Trusox socks, which are made in Devon.

Trusox, which provide extra grip, are hugely popular among footballers, with Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale and Alexis Sanchez among the stars who wear them.

But Trusox are an independent firm, and FIFA have an issue with the free exposure that Granqvist is granting them.

Sportswear giants will pay a lot of money for their products to be on show at the World Cup.

So Granqvist is being punished for the free publicity he is handing Trusox.

According to The Sun, FIFA warned the 33-year-old when they fined him earlier in the tournament.

Clearly, he doesn’t really care about that.

The centre-back will be more concerned by Sweden’s exit from the World Cup.

Yet there are positives for Sweden to take as preparations begin for Euro 2020 qualification.

As for England, their journey continues.

They face Croatia on Wednesday for a place in the final.

Both nations benefitted from being in the better half of the draw, avoiding the likes of Brazil, France and Belgium in their runs to the semi-final.

Either France or Belgium will await in the final as England attempt to end 52 years of hurt and Croatia go in search of their first ever World Cup triumph.

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