Sweden are one decisive World Cup playoff away from a summer in Brazil. Blågult (the Swedish national team) crushed Lithuania 10–0 in Solna, winning the two-legged tie 15–0 on aggregate. “We should be happy with the performance,” two-goal scorer Stina Blackstenius told SVT after the match.
SportsThe women's national football team secured a big win, beating Lithuania 5–0 in the first playoff match in Kaunas. Now Sweden face the return leg in Solna, where they will look to finish the job before a decisive playoff in November or December against either Scotland or the Czech Republic.
FootballFelicia Schröder had not scored for Sweden’s national team. Until now. The Real Madrid star scored the first three goals as Sweden cruised to a 5–0 win away to Lithuania in a World Cup playoff. “It feels incredibly good,” Schröder told SVT.
SportsWomen's national football team captain Tony Gustavsson has named his lineup for tonight's World Cup playoff match away against Lithuania.
FootballThe qualifiers were a fiasco. Now Sweden’s women’s soccer team must win a playoff to avoid missing the World Cup for the first time. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Friday’s match against Lithuania.
FootballThe Spanish Football Federation is paying its players to freeze their eggs. Sweden’s Amanda Ilestedt thinks it’s a good way to avoid feeling stressed about the biological clock. But researcher Angelica Lindén Hirschberg warns against a false sense of security.
FootballSweden is missing several key players in the upcoming World Cup playoff against Lithuania. But both Filippa Angeldahl and Nathalie Björn are in despite injury concerns. It is extremely pleasing, says Sweden's national team coach Tony Gustavsson.
SportsThe Swedish women's national team has never missed the World Cup. But it has been a long time since the team looked this shaky. A 2-2 draw at Gamla Ullevi ended a failed qualifying campaign, and now an uncertain playoff awaits this fall.
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