Sweden seek to end goal drought

Questions remain on how Andersson’s team will find the back of the net

WEDEN (pix), left are often keen to burst up field and join the attack. Andersson’s offensive options also include John Guidetti of Spanish side Alaves. The 26-year-old gave Sweden fans and coach Andersson a scare when he sprained a foot after a rough tackle from Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist during an early training session when the squad assembled in southern Sweden. Guidetti missed out when Sweden hosted Denmark and Peru in two friendlies earlier this month. None of the teams scored. But Guidetti i s now f i t and i s confident that the coach “knows what I can do.” “I’d be a lot more nervous if we scored a lot of goals but also let in many goals,” Guidetti said. “Once we score, it will almost feel like we’re winning. It’s a great feeling.” – dpa

“The Koreans are not very hopeful. They think their team is pretty bad!” he laughed while watching Saturday’s France vs Australia game at the fan zone.

The official Swedish fan club predicted between 6,000 and 8,000 fans would be arriving in Nizhny Novgorod.

“We have a good team, we are optimistic. Remember we didn’t get to Rio in 2014 with Zlatan, and yet here we are in Russia without him. We have great team spirit, and that takes you a long way,” said fan club manager Christoffer Lund, 31.

“Even so, there’s no-one like Zlatan. He has great personality, even though some would say it’s not the typical Swedish manner,” added Lund, his face painted in mini-Swedish flags.