When: 20.45, Tuesday.
Where: Friends arena, Solna
TV/radio: TV4 Play, TV6, Viaplay, P4 Radiosporten.
It applies: Sweden easily won against Estonia in Tallinn, 5–0, but the situation in the qualifying group is the same and Swedish victory is an absolute must after the weak start with losses against Belgium, 0–3, and Austria, 0–2, in order to keep the dream of playoffs in Germany alive next summer. The top two teams in the group reach the EC.
Position in the group: Belgium and Austria have ten points after four games played. Sweden is third on six points.
The opposition: Austria, 29th in the Fifa world rankings, impressed in the 2-0 victory against Sweden in Vienna and if it hadn’t been for goalkeeper Robin Olsen’s great play, the numbers would have been bigger. The team has also won against Azerbaijan and Estonia and played a draw against Belgium. Has stars like David Alaba, Real Madrid, and Marko Arnautovic, Inter.
Missing: Anthony Elanga is out with an injury and has left the squad. Mattias Svanberg, who became a father last week, does not join the national team.
Possible Swedish team:
Robin Olsen, Aston Villa – Linus Wahlqvist Egnell, Pogon Szczecin, Isak Hien, Verona, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Manchester United, Ken Sema, Watford – Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham, Albin Ekdal, Spezia, Samuel Gustafson, Häcken, Emil Forsberg, Leipzig – Viktor Gyökeres, Sporting Lisbon, Alexander Isak, Newcastle.
Substitutes: Kristoffer Nordfeldt, AIK, Viktor Johansson, Rotherham, Emil Holm, Spezia, Martin Olsson, Malmö FF, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Celtic, Carl Starfelt, Celta Vigo, Viktor Claesson, FC Copenhagen, Jens Cajuste, Napoli, Jesper Karlsson, Bologna, Jesper Karlström, Lech Poznan, Robin Quaison, al-Ettifaq, Marcus Rohdén, Karagümrük.
Union captain: Janne Andersson.
Possible Austrian team:
Alexander Schlager, Salzburg – Stefan Posch, Bologna, David Alaba, Real Madrid, Philipp Lienhart, Freiburg, Maximilian Wöber, Mönchengladbach – Konrad Laimer, Bayern Munich, Nicolas Seiwald, Leipzig, Xaver Schlager, Leipzig, Marcel Sabitzer, Dortmund – Michael Gregoritsch, Freiburg, Marko Arnautovic, Inter.
Subs: Daniel Bachmann, Watford, Niklas Hedl, Rapid Wien, Kevin Danso, Lens, Phillip Mwene, Mainz, Leopold Querfeld, Rapid Wien, David Schnegg, Sturm Graz, Christoph Baumgartner, Leipzig, Muhammed Cham, Clermont, Florian Grillitsch, Hoffenheim, Florian Kainz, Cologne, Dejan Ljubicic, Cologne, Matthias Seidl, Rapid Wien, Patrick Wimmer, Wolfsburg, Karim Onisiwo, Mainz.
Confederation captain: Ralf Rangnick.
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük, Netherlands.