All preparations are done. Now it's time for the exam – an intense World Championship qualification that will be decided at a frantic pace over 2.5 months. And it's noticeable in the squad: You can feel it in the air, that it's now it's getting started, says Isak Hien, team captain when Sweden meets Slovenia on Friday evening.
FootballSuccess team Mjällby's Axel Norén is called up to the A-national team, announces the Swedish Football Association. The 26-year-old defender joined the Swedish World Championship qualification team on Thursday morning.
FootballLiverpool sets no restrictions on how much Alexander Isak can play in the World Championship qualifying premiere on Friday. It will probably not be 90 minutes for the attacking star against Slovenia. Will we take a chance with "Alex"? Of course not, says Sweden's national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson.
FootballAlexander Isak arrived at the national team's hotel in central Stockholm tonight. The newly Liverpool player stepped on the national football team's bus towards the training on Bosön in the morning. There a larger press gathering was waiting.
FootballHjalmar Ekdal is delighted with Alexander Isak after the giant transfer to Liverpool. He is a world-class player who belongs at that level. I think one sees him as one of the greatest in the Premier League, says the national team companion.
FootballDejan Kulusevski will most likely miss all six World Championship qualifying matches this autumn. Instead, he – at his own request – gets a role in and around the national team. It says a lot about his character, says the national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson.
FootballAllsvenskan is hot. The public influx continues to point upwards. Worse is it for the national team. It's not drawing people. It's sad. When we ran into the warm-up we only heard catcalls, says Hugo Larsson.
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