| The friendly games before the start of the World Cup continues with full throttle. At Strawberry Arena in Sweden the hosts will accept the national team of Greece. This is the last and most important test for Sweden before leaving for the World Cup finals in North America. Unlike the home team, Greece did not qualify for the World Cup and is using this match entirely to prepare for the upcoming matches in the Nations League in the fall. The Swedes, led by Graham Potter, enter the match after a bitter loss to their neighbors Norway on Monday. That result contains serious defensive defects that must be quickly fixed before their first match of the World Cup group stage against Tunisia on June 15. Alexander Isak is in fearsome form and will be the main blade. The main objective for the Swedes will be to clean up defensive mistakes and restore confidence in front of a home crowd. The Greeks are on a three-match winless streak and for them this away game is an excellent test against a solid opponent. Without the pressure of the upcoming major championship, Greece will try to play closed and look like the hosts on counterattacks, immediately resuming their preparations for the friendly match with Italy on Sunday. Sweden traditionally plays very strongly in Stockholm and will throw all their strength to send their fans off with a victory before the World Cup. The last official match between the two teams in Stockholm ended in a 2-0 victory for Sweden. |
