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            <title><![CDATA[Anton Källberg loses European Championship final after leading 3-2 against Félix Lebrun]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Anton Källberg led 3–2 in sets in the European Table Tennis Championships final, but then France’s world No. 2 Félix Lebrun found another gear and won. “Sad, of course. A gold would have been much more fun,” Källberg tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:20:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Karlsson and Källberg Lose European Championship Doubles Final to Lebrun Brothers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Table tennis stars Kristian Karlsson and Anton Källberg lost the European Championship doubles final in Ljubljana. They were just four points away from gold. “It feels very sad that it didn’t work out,” Anton Källberg tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:11:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian Table Tennis Players Face Restrictions at European Championships in Slovenia, With Some Denied Visas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Table Tennis Federation welcomes Russian players back. But at the European Championships in Slovenia, they are competing under restrictions - and some have not been allowed into the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:10:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Karlsson and Källberg reach European Championship final despite elbow pain]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Less pain - and a quick 3-0 victory. Kristian Karlsson and Anton Källberg got the best possible start on their way to the European Championship final. “Definitely manageable,” Karlsson tells SVT (Swedish public broadcaster) about the pain.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:04:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Stina Källberg in tears after mixed doubles semi-final loss at European Championships]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kristian Karlsson and Stina Källberg had a match point to reach the European Championship final in mixed doubles. But they lost to Alexis Lebrun and Charlotte Lutz. “It feels really, really hard right now,” Källberg tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stina Källberg and Kristian Karlsson Secure European Championship Medal in Mixed Doubles]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Stina Källberg has secured the first championship medal of her career. Paired with Kristian Karlsson, she has reached the European Championship semi-finals in mixed doubles. “So damn good,” the 26-year-old tells SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:04:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Siri Benjegård Eliminated From European Championship Singles After Second Qualifying Loss]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[15-year-old table tennis talent Siri Benjegård has been eliminated from the European Championship singles after her second consecutive loss in qualifying.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:02:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Table Tennis Talent Siri Benjegård Loses European Championship Debut, but Sees Positives]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[15-year-old table tennis talent Siri Benjegård lost her European Championship debut but took away positive experiences. “I think I played a good match, and my opening with the backhand worked,” Benjegård said after losing 1–3 in sets to Ukrainian Anastasiya Dymytrenkoi in Ljubljana.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:38:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mattias Karlsson misses European Table Tennis Championships after bed-making finger injury]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mattias Karlsson is missing the European Table Tennis Championships because of a finger injury - which he sustained while making the bed. "I understand that it sounds a bit comical, but it's the truth," he tells Expressen.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:12:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World champion Mattias Karlsson left out of Sweden’s doubles teams for European Championships]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mattias Karlsson has won both European Championship and World Championship gold in doubles. But when the men's squad for the European Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia was presented, he was not included in any of the Swedish doubles teams.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden win European League after stunning comeback against Slovenia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden staged a powerful comeback in the second leg against Slovenia in the European League final. The blue-and-yellow women's volleyball team turned a 0-2 deficit into a 3-2 victory and secured the title.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:01:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Norway Surpasses Sweden in FIFA Rankings After Kosovo Defeat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Disaster start in World Championship qualifying has a direct negative impact on the world ranking. The men's national football team loses three places – and is now outside the top-30. At the same time, Norway slips past and reaches its best placement in twelve years.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Team Captain Praises Handling of Disappointment Ahead of Kosovo Match]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The clock ticked towards full time and three points were on their way into the World Championship qualifying account. Then Zan Vipotnik equalized. I think we handled the disappointment well, says the national team's team captain Isak Hien ahead of tonight's meeting with Kosovo.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:50:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Olsen Retains Confidence for World Championship Qualifier After Error]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Robin Olsen gets new confidence. The national team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson puts no weight at all on the veteran's huge blunder on Friday. That a player makes a mistake does not mean that he should be thrown under the bus. The whole team should be thrown under the bus, he says ahead of the World Championship qualifier against Kosovo.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 18:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elanga Reflects on Slovenia Draw: "Feels Like a Loss"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A lovely goal and once again a brilliant attacking performance in the national team. Yet Anthony Elanga felt no joy. It feels like a loss. I think we deserved more, he says after 2–2 in the World Championship qualifying premiere away against Slovenia last night.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:07:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Robin Olsen Reflects on Costly Mistake in Slovenia Match]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Robin Olsen was deeply disappointed with himself after the huge blunder against Slovenia. This is something that must not happen. It's the worst a goalkeeper can do. It's clear that it's tough.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 03:50:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Football Manager Highlights Financial Boost from World Championship Qualification]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Football Association's football manager Kim Källström cannot emphasize enough the importance of the national team reaching the World Championship finals in North America next summer. I have myself played in the World Championship and do not think that there is anything finer than representing one's country in a World Championship, he says to Viaplay.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kulusevski Aims for Return in 2-3 Months After Knee Surgery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Injured national team star Dejan Kulusevski, 25, confirms to Viaplay that he most likely will miss the entire World Championship qualification in the autumn. If everything goes according to plan, I will be back in 2–3 months, he says.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alexander Isak Benched for World Championship Qualifier Against Slovenia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[National team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson has made his choice. Alexander Isak starts on the bench in the World Championship qualifying premiere against Slovenia. Viktor Gyökeres and Anthony Elanga start up front.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Championship Dream Drives Footballers Elanga and Ayari]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They play in Premier League, become rich as trolls in their sport but that boyhood dream is not let go. For me, the World Championship is the greatest thing there is, says Anthony Elanga. It is a dream. Everyone wants to play a World Championship for their country, says Yasin Ayari.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elanga Comments on Isak's Liverpool Move: "It's His Choice"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Alexander Isak's noted transition to Liverpool stirred up strong emotions in Newcastle. But it has not affected friend Anthony Elanga. It has been quite "chill" actually, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:13:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[World Championship Qualification Guide: Sweden vs Slovenia Preview]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After 18 months of preparation – this evening the seriousness begins for Jon Dahl Tomasson's national team. Here is all you need to know before the World Championship qualification premiere against Slovenia]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Faces Intense World Championship Qualification Challenge]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:03:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Slovenia vs Sweden: World Cup Qualifier Match Preview]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:34:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Axel Norén Joins Swedish National Team for World Cup Qualifiers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Success 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:11:12 GMT</pubDate>
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