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            <title><![CDATA[Carl Starfelt says he knows how to stop Kylian Mbappé ahead of Sweden-France clash]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[How do you stop Kylian Mbappé? Carl Starfelt knows - he's been there and done it recently. Above all, it’s about a good collective defensive performance so that he doesn’t get many chances. You have to keep a close eye on him, says the centre-back.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:25:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starfelt says he is fit and ready for France last-16 clash]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Isak Hien's thigh injury reduces national team captain Graham Potter's center-back choices. But neither he nor anyone else should be worried. Not according to Carl Starfelt. He is ready for 90 minutes in the round of 16 against France. "I feel in good shape and have been for a long time," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:18:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hien's World Cup darkness opens up for others: Starfelt says he is ready]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There are many indications that Isak Hien's World Cup is over. Carl Starfelt feels for his teammate - even though his absence would leave a place in the starting eleven vacant. "You don't want that to happen to anyone," says the Celta Vigo defender.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Likely scenario: Sweden to face Norway or France in World Cup round of 16]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden is ready for the round of 32. They will probably face Norway or France in New Jersey on Tuesday. "Of course, it would be fun to have a Nordic derby here at the World Cup," says Carl Starfelt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:42:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Graham Potter trolled Sweden to the World Cup]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A well-rounded, calculated national team has struggled its way to the World Cup. What kind of magic trick has Graham Potter actually pulled off? "I've tried to figure it out myself," says defender Gabriel Gudmundsson about Sweden's transformation under the Englishman.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:11:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup day off - this is the national team's favorite sport]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite the scorching heat, large parts of the World Cup squad are heading out for a round of golf. After four days at the base in Dallas, the national team players will have a day off from training. "I think golf will be the most popular activity," says Hjalmar Ekdal.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:28:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[All worries gone - Starfelt free of back problems]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Carl Starfelt was at home in Vigo with a backache that wouldn't go away. The World Cup was getting closer every day. "It's clear people were wondering whether it would work," the centre-back said.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starfelt gives reassuring World Cup message, says he is hopeful]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Carl Starfelt has not played a football match since March 31. The center-back is still hopeful of getting playing time in Sweden's warm-up matches before the World Cup. "Hopefully I can get a few minutes before Tunisia, the World Cup opener," he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Cup squad released - here are Potter's challenges]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With just over a month to go until the opening match against Tunisia, Graham Potter has made up his mind. He will release his national team's World Cup squad on Tuesday afternoon. Will he make room for Dejan Kulusevski? That's one of several questions that need to be resolved.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[He will stop Lewandowski - I'm looking forward to it]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Carl Starfelt rates his performance against Ukraine as his best so far for the national team. He knows something similar will be required on Tuesday. The task then is to stop the Polish goal machine, Robert Lewandowski. The center back says Lewandowski is a world-class striker who, if you give him chances, will take them.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:36:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starfelt on strong showing, did a good job]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Isak Hien left the arena in Valencia without speaking to the media in the mixed zone. Most indications are that the injury will rule him out of the playoff final against Poland. The solution to that problem is Carl Starfelt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedberg's success: "I am very happy"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Williot Swedberg's success caused the greatness of Real Madrid to shake and finally fall. The truth is that I can barely think right now, the Swedish striker tells the newspaper La Voz de Galicia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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