What: Ukraine vs Sweden, World Cup playoff semi-final for this summer.
Where: Valencia, Spain.
TV/radio: Viaplay/P4 Radio Sport.
Why neutral ground: Russia's four-year war with Ukraine rules out international matches in Ukraine, so Ukraine plays its home internationals abroad.
The winner will host the final against the winner of the Poland–Albania match. If tied after regular time, extra time (2 x 15 minutes) and, if necessary, penalty kicks will be used. The final is scheduled for Tuesday next week. If Sweden reaches the final, it will be played at Strawberry Arena in Solna.
World Cup finals: Will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. If Sweden reaches the World Cup, they will play in a group with Tunisia, the Netherlands and Japan.
Team situation: Manager Graham Potter arrived with the squad he selected, but is missing injured players such as Alexander Isak, Dejan Kulusevski, Viktor Johansson, Jacob Widell Zetterström and Emil Holm. Ukraine is also missing several players. Ruslan Malinovskyi and Yukhym Konoplya are suspended; Roman Yaremchuk, Mykola Matviyenko, Arsenij Batagov, Taras Mykhavko, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Maksym Talovjerov are injured.
Kristoffer Nordfeldt is in goal, making his first competitive international appearance in five years.
The squads:
Sweden:
Goalkeepers: Melker Ellborg (Sunderland), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (AIK), Noel Törnqvist (Como).
Defenders: Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds), Isak Hien (Atalanta), Herman Johansson (Dallas), Gustaf Lagerbielke (Braga), Victor Nilsson Lindelöf (Aston Villa), Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo), Elliot Stroud (Mjällby), Daniel Svensson (Dortmund).
Midfielders/forwards: Taha Ali (Malmö FF), Yasin Ayari (Brighton), Roony Bardghji (Barcelona), Lucas Bergvall (Tottenham), Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal), Jesper Karlström (Udinese), Hugo Larsson (Frankfurt), Gustav Lundgren (Gais), Gustaf Nilsson (Club Brugge), Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), Eric Smith (St Pauli), Mattias Svanberg (Wolfsburg), Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo), Besfort Zeneli (Union Saint-Gilloise).
Ukraine:
Goalkeepers: Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica), Dmytro Riznyk (Shakhtar Donetsk), Ruslan Nezhjeret (Dynamo Kyiv).
Defenders: Illya Zabarny (Paris Saint-Germain), Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC), Valeriy Bondar (Shakhtar Donetsk), Yukhym Konoplya (suspended against Sweden), Eduard Sarapius (Zhytomyr), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Bohdan Mykhailitenko (Zhytomyr), Borys Krusynskyi (Zhytomyr).
Midfielders: Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (Metalist Kharkiv), Oleh Ocheretko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Heorhiy Sudakov (Benfica), Ruslan Malinovskyi (suspended against Sweden) (Genoa), Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Pychalyonok, Nazar Voloshyn, Oleksiy Hutsulyak (Zhytomyr), Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona), Oleksandr Zubkov (Trabzonspor).
Forwards: Vladyslav Vanat (Girona), Matvii Ponomarenko (Dynamo Kyiv).
Manager: Serhiy Rebrov.
Referee: João Pinheiro, Portugal.
