What: Sweden–Bosnia-Herzegovina, the national football team’s penultimate match in the Nations League B group stage.
Where: Strawberry Arena, Solna.
When: 8:45 p.m. on Saturday.
TV/radio: Viaplay/Radiosporten.
Group standings: Sweden 10 points, Bosnia-Herzegovina 8, Poland 4, Romania 0.
Here’s how Sweden can win the group: A home win at the national stadium would secure first place. If the match ends in a draw, Sweden will remain top of the group and have another chance to secure first place against Poland in Wrocław on Tuesday. If Bosnia win, however, the Blue and Yellows will no longer have their fate in their own hands.
What a group victory would mean: Sweden would then play in the A division of the next Nations League, in 2028. If Sweden finish first or second in the group, they are also guaranteed a place in the second-seeded pot for the draw for the European Championship qualifiers on December 6.
Last meeting: In what was Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko’s farewell match after 152 international appearances, the teams shared the points in Zenica. Viktor Gyökeres - who has scored in all four Nations League matches so far - gave Sweden the lead, but Bosnia equalised in the 80th minute.
New faces: Alieu Njie, 21, and Genesis Antwi, 19, have been called up to the Swedish senior national team for the first time. Left winger Njie has scored in three consecutive league matches for Fiorentina, while right-back Antwi is on loan at Strasbourg from Chelsea.
Old faces: Dejan Kulusevski played his 45th and last international match almost exactly two years ago. The Tottenham star is now in Graham Potter’s squad for the first time, having returned from a long and complicated knee injury this autumn. When Kulusevski spoke to the media during his warm-up in Valencia earlier this week, it sounded as though the plan was for him to play around half an hour per match.
Injury situation: Lucas Bergvall and Isak Hien were the most high-profile players missing when Potter named his 25-man squad. Of those called up, Besfort Zeneli was forced to withdraw on Monday. After Thursday’s training session, it was announced that Patrik Wålemark would also miss the matches through injury.
Sweden’s squad:
Goalkeepers: Viktor Johansson, Noel Törnqvist, Jacob Widell Zetterström.
Defenders: Genesis Antwi, Felix Beijmo, Hjalmar Ekdal, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Eric Smith, Elliot Stroud, Daniel Svensson.
Midfielders/strikers: Yasin Ayari, Alexander Bernhardsson, Anthony Elanga, Viktor Gyökeres, Alexander Isak, Jesper Karlström, Dejan Kulusevski, Hugo Larsson, Sebastian Nanasi, Alieu Njie, Benjamin Nygren.
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