Larsson, 35, plays his 118th international match - if he gets eliminated - when the national team can secure European Cup games against Romania in Bucharest on Friday night.
If so, not many international matches await.
- I have never been asked by anyone in the union. Likewise if you ask me about how long I play football. I have not set an end date, but it is far to the next championship after the European Championships. The chances of me playing in the national team after a possible European championship are not very high, he says.
No surpriseIt is no surprise that Larsson soon thanks himself, rather his own words are a confirmation of what most people have realized and understood.
The World Cup in Qatar 2022 is well into the future - and to be relevant there he must bet on yet another qualification.
And is good enough to be on that trip.
- We probably know exactly who can step off. It feels pretty natural. I was not immediately shocked when I read what Marcus (Berg) said, Larsson says.
Several retireHe does not make the drive to reach the European Championship greater.
- To play the European Championships and the World Cup is what you strive for with the national team, but I think the hunger would have been just as great if I felt in my body that I had more championships ahead of me. The opportunity to finish in the national team with an end game would be fantastic.
National team captain Andreas Granqvist already pointed out after the 2016 World Cup that he is aiming for a final championship. Right-back Mikael Lustig has also been aware that his time in the national team is nearing its end.