Soccer-Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs

Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Play-Off - Sweden v Czech Republic - Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden - March 24, 2022 Sweden's Mattias Svanberg in action Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden substitute Robin Quaison struck in the second half of extra time to secure a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic and set up a clash away to Poland next Tuesday with a place at the World Cup finals in Qatar up for grabs.

The Czechs had an early goal ruled out for a foul and the Swedes had the lion's share of possession for most of the playoff semi-final, but the two sides struggled to break each other down in a game full of tough tackling and wayward passing.