EPA, Anders Wiklund

The scoreline looks painful but Latvia managed to put up a good fight in the first half of the match before eventually succumbing to superior Swedish firepower.

Despite the defeat, the Latvian team still had a chance to win a place in the quarterfinals in the remaining three group tournament games, and defeating the tournament hosts was always going to be a big ask. 

In the first half of the game, the Latvian national team kept up with their opponents, but in the middle of...