When, where and how
When?
January 13-31
Where?
Egypt
How does it work?
The World Cup consists of three parts: Group play, main round and then final game.
The top three teams in each group advance to the main round and then the top two teams from each group advance to the final round where finals await all the way to the final.
This is how Sweden plays in the group stage
Sweden's player in group G and the venue is Cairo Stadium:
Thursday, January 14, at 20.30, Sweden-Czech Republic
Saturday, January 16, at 20.30, Chile-Sweden
Monday 18 January at 18.00, Sweden-Egypt
The road from group stage to final:
How do you get from group play to the main round?
The top three teams from each group advance to the main round.
Three teams from group A and group B go to a main round - played in New Capital Sports Hall, Cairo.
Three teams from group C and group D go to a main round - played in Cairo Stadium, Cairo.
Three teams from group E and group F go to a main round - played in the 6th of October Sports Hall, Giza.
Three teams from
group G
and group H go to a main round - played in Cairo Stadium, Cairo.
How to get to the final game?
From the main round, the two best teams in each group make it to the finals.
The final game will be decided on 27-31 January and the final will be played in Cairo Stadium on Sunday 31 January at 5.30 pm.
Groups and venues:
Group A (Giza):
Germany, Hungary, Uruguay (World Cup debutant), Cape Verde (World Cup debutant)
Group B (Cairo):
Spain, Tunisia, Brazil, Poland
Group C (Alexandria):
Croatia, Qatar, Japan, Angola
Group D (Cairo):
Denmark, Argentina, Bahrain, Congo (World Cup debutant)
Group E (Giza):
Norway, Austria, France, USA
Group F (Cairo):
Portugal, Algeria, Iceland, Morocco
Group G (Cairo):
Sweden
, Egypt, Czech Republic, Chile
Group H (Alexandria):
Slovenia, Belarus, South Korea, Russia
Sweden's national team squad:
Goalkeepers:
Andreas Palicka, Mikael Aggefors, Peter Johannesson.
V6:
Hampus Wanne, Lucas Pellas.
M6:
Max Darj, Fredric Pettersson, Anton Lindskog.
H6:
Daniel Pettersson, Valter Chrintz.
V9:
Alfred Jönsson, Jonathan Carlsbogård.
M9:
Jim Gottfridsson, Felix Claar, Jonathan Edvardsson.
H9:
Albin Lagergren, Linus Persson, Lukas Sandell.