Where a frustrated Norway wasted its chances against Slovenia, problems piled up for its neighbors to the east. A 1-0 loss at home to Serbia means that Sweden is on a desperate hunt for points. If Sweden loses at Ullevaal, all chances of catching up with Norway in the national league are slim. However, the loss was not the only downturn for the Swedes. “Nightmare” Midfielders Mattias Svanberg and Kristoffer Olsen incurred yellow cards and are suspended for Sunday’s match. In addition, the midfielder crisis became even worse when Joakim Nilsson had to go out with an injury. TAKE ACTION: Sweden manager Janne Andersson. Photo: SIMON HASTEGÅRD / BILDBYRÅN The midfielders Victor Lindelöf, Filip Helander, Alexander Milosevic and Carl Starfelt are already unavailable. Aftonbladet describes the Serbia match as a “nightmare” and calls all the forced changes “parody”. – It’s very difficult. I acknowledge that, says national team manager Janne Andersson to the newspaper. At the same time, he praised the stopper pair Edvin Kurtulus and Hjalmar Ekdal, who both made their national team debut against Serbia. Warns Now the Sweden squad is filled with more debutants. On Friday night, Andersson confirmed that Rosenborg player Pavle Vagic and Slavia Praha player Aiham Ousou will be called up for the Norway match. The duo formed the middle stopper pair for the U21 team when Sweden played 1-1 against Italy in the European Championship qualifiers on Thursday night. Neither Ousou nor Vagic have A-international matches for Sweden. However, Ståle Solbakken does not place much emphasis on Sweden’s stopper problems. He points out who did not play against Serbia. – It will be a very close and even match again, Solbakken says to news and continues: – Then neither (Emil) Forsberg, (Dejan) Kulusevski nor (Alexander) Isak played today (Thursday), so they come with full «power» . Will Norway come to the European Championships in 2024? Yes, this time it goes No, Norway must again see a championship from the couch Show result Isak was rested the whole match, while Forsberg got the last 13 minutes. Kulusevski and right-back Emil Krafth had to stand over due to suspension. The Swedes are probably extra motivated after losing 2-1 in their own big room. Sander Berge expects a completely Swedish team at Ullevaal. – It will be a tough battle. We know what the Swedes come up with. They want revenge. We have learned a little more about each other, and we will be on our toes to win against them again. We are looking forward, says Berge to news. Sunday’s match is the last of the collection. The National League ends with two matches at the end of September against Slovenia (away) and Serbia (at home). With seven points in three games, Norway still has everything in its own hands:
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