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Sweden opts for five-back line against Ukraine in World Cup playoff, Potter says it gives the right balance

Sweden head coach Graham Potter has chosen Herman Johansson at right-back and is opting for a five-man back line in tonight's crucial match against Ukraine. Arsenal forward Viktor Gyökeres will start up front for Sweden.

Allsvenskan profiles convinced Sweden will reach the World Cup

World Cup or not? Allsvenskan profiles hope for blue-and-yellow luck in the playoff matches. "I believe in the Swedish national team," says Djurgården's Adam Ståhl ahead of Sweden's match against Ukraine.

Guide: Swedish World Cup qualifiers to remember

A victory against Ukraine tonight at Estadio Ciutat de Valencia would bring everything to a head in Solna on Tuesday. That match will decide whether the men's national football team will play in this summer's World Cup finals.

The captain senses the end: Last chance to play in the World Cup

If Victor Nilsson Lindelöf wears a national team jersey in the summer of 2030, it will not be as a national team captain but as a supporter. If I am still in the national team in four years, it would not be good for Swedish football, he says.

The Turnaround: Five shootings just since the weekend

After relatively few shootings earlier this year, five have occurred since this past weekend, three of which were fatal.

Two Swedish question marks ahead of playoff semi-final against Ukraine

Both Williot Swedberg and Gustav Lundgren are uncertain ahead of Sweden's playoff semi-final against Ukraine, says national team coach Graham Potter.

Hammarby gets final advantage as women's Swedish Cup final set for 3Arena in Stockholm

Guide: Sweden's play-off semi-final - can take a big step towards the World Cup

Win or lose. The conditions are simple for the national football team's quest to reach the World Cup finals in North America this summer. A playoff semi-final against Ukraine awaits on a neutral field.