Clear: Sweden's qualifying match will be over

On August 19, Iceland tightened its entry rules, a five-day quarantine awaits those traveling into the country.

Something that contributed to the Swedish national team that will go there and play the European Championship qualifier on 22 September.

But now the European Football Association (UEFA) has sent its approval for it to be a match.

- Yes of course. It will be a match. Uefa has approved it, says Ómar Smárason, press manager at the Icelandic Football Association to Fotbollskanalen.

Smárason says that new rules apply to national teams, but that the media must still be quarantined.

"This morning we received a confirmation email from UEFA that the match will be played as planned. So at the moment we have no other information that says the match will not be played. We look forward to gathering again in two weeks and resuming the European Championship qualifiers. ”, Writes the Swedish national team's press manager Fredrik Madestam.