Elin Rubensson missed the European Championship qualifiers against Hungary and Slovakia where Sweden won comfortably in both matches. Although the national team has its base in Rubensson's current hometown Gothenburg, she did not have the chance to meet her blue-yellow friends.

- I had hopes of connecting when they came here, but I thought it was too hard to just go out. Today I was down town for an hour and it gets awful when there is a lot of life and movement, says Rubensson to SVT Sport ..

The concussion she incurred against Vittsjö has left her mark - even though the 26-year-old herself feels that things are moving forward.

- I started to feel bad during the match and was not there. I talked to Marcus (Lantz, coach in Gothenburg) and didn't understand what he was saying. In the end, I didn't know what game system we had and when I started to think about it I felt it was time to get off. With fact in hand, I should have stepped down earlier, but nothing was made worse by the fact that I played on.

The husband had to quit

How hard is it to just stay home without doing anything?

- In the beginning it was just lying in a dark room, but it is difficult when you are so scattered in the body.

Elin's husband Filip Rubensson has also played football at the elite level. After six concussions, he was forced to leave.

- Yes, I have a man there at home who can do this with concussions and who has been a huge support. He holds me tight at home so I don't do too much.

The concussion was Rubensson's fourth in his career. Before the blow to the temple in the meeting with Vittsjö, it was four years since it last happened.

- Sure, it's my fourth. But I'm not afraid. I know what that means and be careful. Especially the weeks after. It's not worth the stress. Now I'm already so good and it's only been two weeks. I hope to be in the next match, but I can take it day by day.