Sweden concede gracefully to England quarter-final defeat

The nation of Sweden has conceded graciously to its World Cup quarter-final defeat to England, showing honourable stoicism in the face of a disappointing performance.

The Swedish side exited the competition after two goals from English defender Harry Maguire and midfielder Dele Alli, securing England a semi-final clash with Croatia on Wednesday.

Sweden’s official Twitter account conceded it was “a deserved victory, can’t deny it.” The nation would turn to the films of famously gloomy Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman to cheer it up, it joked.

Delighted England fans took to the streets to celebrate the result on Saturday afternoon, which was watched by close to 20m viewers on BBC One, with an additional 3.5m tuning in on BBC iPlayer and an estimated 3.5m watching in England’s 40,000 pubs.
Video footage has circulated online of overly enthusiastic fans storming Swedish furniture retailer Ikea’s Stratford outlet in east London, throwing products around and bouncing on beds.

The shop’s official account tweeted: “We are aware of a small group of fans celebrating the match result in one of our stores. Being both British and Swedish, we were on the edge of our seats during the game and we would like to say ‘grattis! [congratulations]’”

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