Sweden meets Sweden on Friday morning Swedish time and that match mainly concerns the Olympic qualification this spring, which Sweden is ready for thanks to sixth place at the European Championships last year. Winning Blågult and finishing seventh in the World Cup, you get a much lighter group in the qualifying. And against, for example, Argentina and Senegal in a group where two teams go to the Olympics. A chance Sweden almost just can't miss.
Loss against Germany, on the other hand, means being placed in a group with two other European teams. For example, it could be the Netherlands and Montenegro. And a much harder way to reach the Olympics.
-We must be able to reload, says Isabelle Gulldén. Coming seven means a lot for an Olympic qualifier. Then you get Senegal and Argentina and the second in this championship. It means a lot instead of being three European teams in the group.
For Germany, the match applies even more. They have to win in order to qualify for the Olympics at all.
"It's going to be tough," says federal captain Henrik Signell. They were also close to the semi-finals, in a decision against Norway here today. Both were close but now it will be about seventh place instead.