"We are not so used to the Swedish bananas"

It is most likely that Sweden, Japan and Russia will move on from Group D. The points against the teams are taken to the middle round.

Should Sweden lose against the home team and also against Russia, one of the championship's big favorites, you go on with zero points - and the chance of advancement is almost non-existent.

- These are very important points that are at stake now, says Nathalie Hagman.

- Japan plays a good handball. They are smart, technical, small and fast and we are not so used to the Swedish bananas.

In the 2017 World Cup, Japan went to the eighth quarter where they fell against the Netherlands by extension, a team that then beat Sweden in the bronze match.

- We have to watch out for their pace, says federal captain Henrik Signell. Their team has been together for 140 days, they know exactly what they do, have many variants and are difficult to analyze.

Just like Sweden, Japan has started with two safe victories, against Argentina and Congo. Yesterday against the African team, almost the entire first season rested in the second half.

- We have to make a good match all over the course. At the same time, many players must continue to do well individually and also raise a snap, says Henrik Signell.