(Reuters) - Sweden cruised to an easy 4-0 away win over Belarus in their World Cup qualifier to edge past France and take the lead in Group A but, with the French facing bottom side Luxembourg later on Sunday, their time at the top may be limited. Sweden, who went into the game in Borisov in second place, three points behind France, after suffering a shock 3-2 defeat to Bulgaria on Thursday, took an early lead when Emil Forsberg collected a long diagonal pass and rounded the keeper to score. Six minutes later Belarus defender Mikhail Sivakov tried to dribble his way out of trouble but was robbed of the ball by Christoffer Nyman, who fired home to make it 2-0 to the visitors. Sweden added a third before halftime, Forsberg turning provider after collecting another long ball and sliding it into the path of the onrushing Marcus Berg, who had the simple task of slotting the ball into an empty net. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor in Stockholm; Editing by Clare Fallon)

Source: thestar September 03, 2017 18:00 UTC