Sweden beats titleholder Greece 2-0
By Karl Ritter
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Posted 11 June 2008 @ 02:33 pm HKT
SALZBURG, Austria - Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic found his long-lost scoring touch and defending champion Greece fell victim to it, losing to Sweden 2-0 Tuesday night in the European Championship.
U.S. tops new tech usage rankingIbrahamovic had no international goals since October 2005 before connecting with a powerful right-footed shot in the 67th minute. Petter Hansson scored five minutes later off a scramble misplayed by the Greek defense.
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