At 21 Swedish time, it is whistled for kick-off against the Netherlands in Sheffield, England. And Sweden is already a favorite tipped, after the World Cup bronze 2019 and Olympic silver last year, the Swedish ladies are now ranked as world runners-up, after the USA.
– We have such a great team, it goes without saying that it creates a lot of interest. The women’s team is better than the men’s team as well. Much better, they win matches and are better technical players.
The European Championships this year are expected to have an audience record, over half a million tickets have been sold and Ebba and Freja, together with a large group of friends, have rented a house in England to be able to go to Sweden for all group matches. If, or snares when, Sweden reaches the quarter-semi- and even finals, the gang will follow the remaining matches from various big screens from Sweden instead.