July 18, 2022 at 16:15 Cases of infection in the Swedish EC squad Two players and a coach on Sweden’s national team have been infected by the coronavirus. These are the first cases of infection in Sweden’s EC squad this summer. The two players and the coach tested positive on an antigen test and will now take a PCR test. – We confirm tonight or tomorrow, says national team doctor Houman Ebrahimi. The cases come four days before the Swedes play the quarterfinals of the European Football Championship. On Monday night, it will be clear which team from group D will meet Sweden in the quarterfinals. It stands between Iceland, Italy and Belgium. Sweden secured their place in the quarter-finals with a crushing 5-0 victory over Portugal on Sunday. Several players have been infected with the coronavirus during the European Championships in England. In addition to the Dutch superstar Vivianne Miedema, Germany’s Lea Schüller and Austria’s Laura Wienroither, among others, have missed European Championship matches after being infected. The latter was back in play for Austria when the team won 1-0 and knocked Norway out of the European Championships on Friday last week. (NTB)
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