Two crucial European Championship qualifying matches await Sweden's women's national team. However, the majority of the players are not in match form. It feels like you've created something that isn't particularly good, says national team coach Peter Gerhardsson.
SportsLast year, she was named Sweden's best female football player. This year, Elin Rubensson has had her season disrupted by minor injuries. It's tough. I felt last summer that my body was like a machine back then, says the 31-year-old ahead of the European Championship qualifier.
FootballSweden's women's footballers will have to manage without Nathalie Björn in tonight's Euro qualifying match against Ireland at Friends Arena. Chelsea's back is injured and is replaced by Hanna Lundkvist.
SportsOver 20,000 tickets have been sold for tonight's EM qualification match at Friends Arena between Sweden and Ireland. It therefore looks like it will be one of the largest public festivals ever for the women's national team. It's an incredibly cool arena to play in, it's powerful, says defender Magdalena Eriksson.
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