"It is a muscle injury," Angeldahl's club, Real Madrid, writes to SVT.
The 29-year-old is expected to be out for two weeks if her rehabilitation goes according to plan. The two matches against Lithuania will be played on October 9 and 13.
It has already been clear that Sweden will have to do without a couple of important players during the playoff matches. Fridolina Rolfö is pregnant, and Kosovare Asllani and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd have cruciate ligament injuries.
Nathalie Björn has been injured for several months but made a comeback this weekend and played three minutes for Chelsea.
If Sweden beats Lithuania, the Czech Republic or Scotland will await in the playoff final for the World Cup finals in Brazil next summer.
