Sweden can be at worst twelve in the European Championships 2020.

A position that in that case would have been the worst since the European Championships in Hungary in 2004.

On Tuesday night, the great nation France is waiting for an insignificant match.

- It is of academic importance if we become nine, eleven or twelve, says national team captain Tomas Axnér who still sees a value in seeing his Sweden against one of the world's best national teams.

"Dirty good backwards"

- I want to find a base to stand on backwards.

We will try to do that against France as well, to stop their game.

Then they are filthy good backwards and that will require extremely much courage and willingness to sacrifice.

H65 Höör's winger Emma Rask makes her first championship and thinks there is enough fuel to find motivation to defeat France.

- I think it is strange if we do not find motivation for this match and I would have been disappointed if people are not motivated, she says.

CLIP: Grahn saw the judges: "Far too low level" (December 3)

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Grahn saw the judges: "Far too low level" Photo: SVT