The national football team's chances of reaching the last 16 are extremely good after the big win against Tunisia. If they earn points against the Netherlands, qualification will be clear. National team coach Graham Potter won't change a winning team.
FootballTeam captain Victor Nilsson Lindelöf says the national team tonight faces "a complete Holland". He does not agree that the Dutch team is stronger at the back than up front - but praises centre-back Virgil van Dijk. "I think everyone knows what 'power' he has on set pieces," says Nilsson Lindelöf.
SportsAn early World Cup match against the Netherlands - so it's important to get to bed on time. Sweden's captain Victor Nilsson Lindelöf has found the perfect sleep aid: a nature documentary. It's very relaxing.
SportsThe Netherlands haven't lost a World Cup match in regular time in 20 years. On Midsummer's Day, Sweden will try to break the streak - and secure a playoff spot. Here's everything you need to know.
SportsVictor Nilsson Lindelöf and Gabriel Gudmundsson believe they silenced the critics with the 5-1 victory over Tunisia. The opening-day performance also seems to have put their next World Cup opponent on notice. “Watch out, Netherlands!” writes De Telegraaf about Blågult.
Sports5–1 against Tunisia - and it could have been more. Talk about a dream start for Sweden. The victory is Sweden's biggest debut win since an 8–0 victory against Cuba in 1938 in France.
SportsGraham Potter has made his choice. The Swedish starting eleven in the World Cup opener against Tunisia will be the expected one. Among them, Kristoffer Nordfeldt will start in goal. "We are ready and want to make everyone proud and try to win this match," the national captain said on the Swedish Football Association's website.
FootballSo-called cooling breaks during the World Cup protect the players' health in the American summer heat. Good, Graham Potter says. But he also notes: The matches are played in four "quarters". It's not two halves anymore. That changes the dynamic. The breaks can change things. That's obvious.
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