The 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.
SportsTogether they made Sweden the world's best football nation. On Saturday, five national team veterans were bid farewell at the national stadium. "It's hard to put into words how I feel right now," says Magdalena Eriksson, the central defender who said goodbye last fall.
FootballAn injured defender and a World Cup-ready national team captain: the Swedish women's football team received a pep talk ahead of the qualifying match against Serbia.
FootballThe road to the World Cup is wide open. Maybe it's luck, because the Swedish women's national team has been struggling to lift their game under Tony Gustavsson's direction. "We need to get three points tomorrow," says midfielder Julia Zigiotti Olme ahead of Saturday's qualifying match against Serbia.
SportsThe future Swedish national football team is here. It already looks impressively good. "Don't get used to it," says national team captain Tony Gustavsson. There will be some impressive performances.
FootballTony Gustavsson kept his word. The new national team captain's first starting eleven will be the one he has shown up in the training sessions this week. This is how Sweden will start in the Nations League semifinal against Spain.
SportsThere will be no gentle start for the women's national team's new head coach Tony Gustavsson. World number one Spain awaits in the Nations League semi-final in Málaga.
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