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Sweden win group, send Poland home in last-ditch 3-2 win

Poland's Robert Lewandowski looks dejected after the match. [REUTERS/Dmitri Lovetsky]

Sweden winger Emil Forsberg scored a double including the second fastest strike in European Championship history before Viktor Claesson's stoppage-time goal helped them seal a 3-2 win over Poland on Wednesday and top Group E heading into the last-16.

Sweden will next face one of the third-placed sides from Groups B, C or D - Finland, Ukraine or the Czech Republic - in Glasgow on June 29.

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