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Sweden against war-torn Ukraine in World Cup playoff
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Sweden against war-torn Ukraine in World Cup playoff

Ukraine and then the winner between Poland and Albania. These are the nations Sweden must win against to play in the World Cup this summer
Widell Zetterström: "Very satisfied and proud"
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Widell Zetterström: "Very satisfied and proud"

Graham Potter showed no interest in investing in veteran Robin Olsen. Instead, he appointed Viktor Johansson as the national team's first goalkeeper
Forsberg knows what it takes: A collective
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Forsberg knows what it takes: A collective

Emil Forsberg has been there before and knows how great it is to reach the championship via the playoffs. He also knows what it takes
Potter: “Know we have to do our best”
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Potter: “Know we have to do our best”

Italy, Turkey, Denmark or Ukraine await in the playoff semi-finals in March. Interesting opponents
Draw for Sweden in World Cup qualifiers
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Draw for Sweden in World Cup qualifiers

Sleepy, slow pace but a beautiful end to a miserable World Cup qualifying campaign. 30-year-old debutant Gustav Lundgren scored late to draw 1-1 against Slovenia and save the national team from an embarrassing fifth straight loss
Potter: “We are the opposite of stability”
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Potter: “We are the opposite of stability”

Something to look forward to, something to take with you until everything is decided in March. The national team ends the miserable World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia tonight
Done: Potter makes nine changes to the starting eleven
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Done: Potter makes nine changes to the starting eleven

Roony Bardghji and Gustav Lundgren will get their chance from the start. Graham Potter makes major changes to the men's football team's starting eleven for tonight's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia
Bernhardsson: This match is incredibly important
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Bernhardsson: This match is incredibly important

Four months remain until Sweden's playoff for the World Cup next summer. But the foundations are already being laid
The threat against Sweden: "Have some decisions to make"
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The threat against Sweden: "Have some decisions to make"

Nine players in the national team squad are on a warning ahead of the World Cup qualifiers. A yellow card for any of them against Slovenia and you can just forget about playing in the playoff semi-final in March
New setback: Elanga leaves the World Cup qualifiers
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New setback: Elanga leaves the World Cup qualifiers

Here comes the next setback for new national team captain Graham Potter. Midfield star Anthony Elanga is leaving Sweden's World Cup qualifying campaign for personal reasons and will miss the final match at home against Slovenia on Tuesday evening
Guide: Last test before the playoffs – Isak starting?
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Guide: Last test before the playoffs – Isak starting?

In the best of all worlds, the national team at home at Strawberry Arena would have celebrated that the World Cup playoffs are postponed until the summer. The sometimes brutal reality came in between
Potter: "The result is disappointing"
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Potter: "The result is disappointing"

Graham Potter questions the penalty that led to a 1-2, and a heavy loss to Switzerland in the World Cup qualifiers. From the bench it looked cheap
Hien: “We are not playing well enough”
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Hien: “We are not playing well enough”

The Swedish football team suffered another heavy loss. Graham Potter's debut as national team captain ended with a 1-4
Heavy Swedish loss in Potter's debut
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Heavy Swedish loss in Potter's debut

Fourth straight loss in World Cup qualifying. Graham Potter had anything but a dream debut as national team captain
Done: Svanberg striker in tonight's World Cup qualifiers
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Done: Svanberg striker in tonight's World Cup qualifiers

Mattias Svanberg goes straight into Graham Potter's first national team line-up. He will form an attack with Benjamin Nygren in tonight's World Cup qualifier against Switzerland at the Stade de Genève
Karlström: "The style of play may suit me better"
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Karlström: "The style of play may suit me better"

The 30-year-old central midfielder was used sporadically by Jon Dahl Tomasson. The question is whether Graham Potter thinks differently ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier away against Switzerland
The stars are missing from Potter's first starting eleven
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The stars are missing from Potter's first starting eleven

Half of the regular starting eleven will be missing when Graham Potter makes his debut as national team captain. So who will get a chance from kick-off against Switzerland at the Stade de Genève?
No Lindelöf against Switzerland – Isak will not start
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No Lindelöf against Switzerland – Isak will not start

The injury and absence list is just getting longer and longer. Here are the latest setbacks ahead of the national team's World Cup qualifier against Switzerland: Victor Nilsson Lindelöf will miss the match and Alexander Isak is not ready to start
Tablecloths for World Cup party – “It’s in our hands”
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Tablecloths for World Cup party – “It’s in our hands”

Geneva is setting the stage for a party.
Odd move – wrote in Latin: “It fit”
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Odd move – wrote in Latin: “It fit”

Yasin Ayari was more or less a given in the national team's midfield under Jon Dahl Tomasson. Now the Dane has been replaced by Graham Potter as national team captain
Match guide: Up for proof for Potter
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Match guide: Up for proof for Potter

Five intense days in Marbella. Graham Potter and the players have never had more time together
Debutant Lundgren: "There have been many impressions"
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Debutant Lundgren: "There have been many impressions"

How do you judge the size of a surprise in a national team selection? Maybe like this: The Football Association couldn't find a picture of Gustav Lundgren when the squad was presented.
Forsberg back: "Will become a national team again"
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Forsberg back: "Will become a national team again"

Emil Forsberg is back. And the 34-year-old is looking forward to playing under his fourth national team captain in a row
Bardghji on criticism: "I don't listen to that kind of thing"
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Bardghji on criticism: "I don't listen to that kind of thing"

In his national team debut against Switzerland, teenage talent Roony Bardghji had to settle for a few minutes at the end of the 0–2 loss. A few days later, he came on for the second half with the task of trying to loosen up Kosovo's compact defensive line
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