Sweden enters the European Championships round with zero points together with Portugal and Iceland. Benefit Slovenia, Hungary and Norway, which is the trio that won their respective groups and thus have two points in when the European Championship is now to be decided.
- We have zero points but a chance of a semi-final, although it is tough to talk about it already. First and foremost, we need to improve our game. We must take two points against Portugal. Otherwise it looks dark. But that's the benefit of the law in this round. Now we do not encounter Denmark and France which has made the group opened up with Norway as a favorite, says Jim Gottfridsson.
Swedish Confederation Captain Kristjan Andrésson on Friday's resistance.
- The Portuguese are physical, technical and talented handball players. For ordinary people who do not follow the handball every day, it is surprising. But we who have seen developments in recent years are not surprised that Portugal could beat France.