 The 2019 Monster Energy FIM Speedway of Nations rolled into Landscher, Bavaria, Germany. Covers did their trick on the track after rain throughout the course of the afternoon. They were taken off and they saved the meeting without a doubt. And the action was fast and furious as soon as it got underway. Freddie Lindgren of Sweden and Vaclav Milik of the Czech Republic were standout individual performers. They were almost unstoppable throughout the course of the evening. Sweden and Poland as expected, right up there. But one of two surprise contenders, Marco Leveshin, the under-21 Ukraine rider. Very positive and had an impact on the event. Germany came good towards the end with Smolensky and Huckambeck. But even Michael Hartle, the under-21, played his part just what he needed to most for the Germans. As the meeting progressed, it looked like Sweden and Poland would be the dominating nations. But he went down to the latter stages and Germany just held on in there and managed to get a three-origan's Poland late on. And that just about kept them in the hunt for third place. Third place put them in an advantageous position of going straight through to the final knockout. But again, Freddie Lindgren, Peter Young, riding nicely for Sweden. And they timed their move to perfection to just get the better of Poland for the overall meeting victory on the night. 25 points for Sweden, with Poland on 24. Peg back by the Germans late on. Went down to the knockout stages. The straight knockout was for Heat Number 23 to see who would join the top two of Sweden and Poland in Russia. Slovenia battled out against the Czech Republic. And it was the Czech Republic who went through and the final knockout, Germany, with a three-or did enough. Sweden, Poland, and Germany go to Russia.