Sweden and Switzerland enter the field on Tuesday in Saint Petersburg, at 11 am (Brasília time) for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Both teams are at the top of their game in recent years, but they are embarking on this decisive game without some important pieces.
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Sweden will not be able to count on midfielder Sebastian Larsson [1] 9459035] suspended. Larsson is the absolute leader of Janne Andersson's team and has more than 100 games for the national team. With three European championships in the program, he competes for his first World Cup, at the age of 33.
Coach Janne Andersson has not given any clues on the starting lineup, but the trend is to repeat the winning streak on Mexico, the best appearance of Sweden in phase of groups with only one change: Svensson instead of Larsson.
– I am very satisfied with the results obtained so far. I am very confident as a coach for this match against Switzerland. But I can not convey what we have from their information, "said the coach.
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This is the first big competition the Swedish club without striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic , best player and top scorer with 62 goals who retired from the national team after Euro 2016. His departure brought a major change in the style of play of the # 39, team, now with the priority for the defensive system. The new captain, defender Andreas Granqvist, regretted the absence of the star of the World Cup in Russia:
– Nothing has changed much except that we lost one of the best players in the world (laughs). We have worked hard in recent years, focusing on the collective game. United, we can be very strong, very competitive. This can be seen in our qualifications for the World Cup and then in the knockout stage, "he said.
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On the other hand, Switzerland will not be able to count on two important defenses: the right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner , captain, and defender Fabian Schar, suspended. Coach Vladimir Petkovic has not confirmed, but likely substitutes will be Michael Lang, Johan Djourou.
In addition, this selection begins the match in St. Petersburg with some players likely to be excluded from the dream match for the quarter-finals: Valon Behrami and Xherdan Shaqiri, suspended.
– We still have a lot of hope, hopefully this Tuesday will not be the last match of Switzerland. And what comes next, for the next phase of the World Cup. Let's see what will happen against Sweden and beyond. What we have seen up to here is that some selections are uniform in the way of playing, attacking and defending. If you are not a regular team, no matter what players you will lose – commented team captain Granit Xhaka on Tuesday instead of Lichtsteiner.
In fact, the defense of Switzerland was already worrying for coach Vladimir Petkovic even without the hijackings of Lichtsteiner and Schar. If in the Copas of 2006 (goal-conceded), 2010 (a goal conceded) and 2014 (seven goals conceded) this selection has attracted attention by the consistency of the defensive system, in 2018, the team has scored in the three matches of the group stage. two in the last round, Costa Rica already eliminated.
Against Brazil, the goal conceded left within 20 minutes of the first half. Against Serbia, five. Against Costa Rica, they only came in the second period, but there were two, being one in the additions. In a decisive game like this against Sweden, a hesitation at the beginning of the match can be fatal.
– In our three games up here, we had some difficulties early. Against Sweden, we want to control the game from the beginning. We must be ready to take the initiative and we will use our technical quality to try to control the game – said coach Vladimir Petkovic.
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Swiss Training in St. Petersburg (Photo: Swiss National Team)
Swiss Training in St. Petersburg (Photo: Reuters)
Switzerland the Most The World Cup came in the quarterfinals in 1943, 1938 and 1954. In the current model with 32 teams, never.It is the fourth time in the last five appearances that she has reached at least the eighth finals
Sweden had the best campaign in 1958, playing at home (losing the final of Br sil Pele). The best place was third place at the 1994 World Cup in the United States. After that, he did not qualify for 1998, 2010 and 2014 and fell to the last 16 in 2002 and 2006.
Switzerland is currently sixth in the FIFA rankings, while Sweden is only 24th . Both teams played 28 times in international matches. Switzerland won 11 times, Sweden 10 and there were seven draws. But it will be the first meeting in the Cup.
Sweden: Olsen; Lustig, Granqvist, Lindelof and Augustinsson; Ekdal, Svensson, Claesson and Forsbrg; Berg and Toivonen Technician: Janne Andersson Focus: Larsson (suspended)
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