Direct report · Sweden-Belarus in the World Handball Championship

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16 min20.11

How Sweden starts against Belarus:

Goalkeeper: Andreas Palicka


V6: Lucas Pellas


M6: Max Darj


H6: Daniel Pettersson


V9: Jonathan Carlsbogård


M9: Jim Gottfridsson


H9: Linus Persson

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

1 tim19.00

FIVE QUICK WITH MAGNUS GRAHN

Sweden or Belarus - which are favorites?

- Sweden are favorites.

We have a wider squad and better goalkeepers.

Another thing that speaks for Sweden is that Belarus can be good - but also really bad.

They are uneven.

Belarus also has problems on the goalkeeper side, finding evenness and peaks.

This makes it difficult for them to find peaks.

Sweden should win easily with five or six goals.

Anton Lindskog in - Oscar Sunnefeldt out.

What does that mean?

- We get a really, really good middle six and more alternatives.

I know that Glenn Solberg holds Lindskog high.

We will see him a lot in this championship.

Lindskog means a lot in the attacking game and will have to take great responsibility in the tournament.

It was important for Sweden that he finished.

I think he will play in a bigger club next year.

The importance of victory tonight?

- It is absolutely crucial for advancement.

This should be the simplest resistance of the three that remain.

We just have to win.

If we lose here, the young Swedish team will tremble and then the clear chance to get to the quarter finals is gone.

It is important that this inexperienced team continues to get a boost and win.

Otherwise, self-confidence can get a real crack.

What will be the key?

- Belarus has a couple of good players.

We have to get height in our defensive game and get more counterattacks also on the right side with Daniel Pettersson and Valter Chrintz.

Then it is also important that Linus Persson continues with his brave game in the second and third phase.

Sweden will have problems in this championship with the set up attacking game.

Karalek, their midfield is very good and the left-wing Kulesj is a super professional.

What needs to get better?

- It's the set up attacking game.

It must be very, very much better.

Sweden must also dare to play much wider and get both edges in their edge positions.

Otherwise it will be tough in the long run.

We have tended to be too centered and it does not last long.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

2 min20.25

In just a few minutes, Sweden will enter the main round of this championship.

Sweden's fourth World Cup opponent will be Belarus.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

18 min20.09

"Sweden should win easily" headline ..... 😱.

Do not jinx this now.

Annette

Should there be a loss, we blame EVERYTHING on Magnus Grahn.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

1 tim19.15

Feels pretty toothless that a "Russia" is involved despite national doping ban.

As in the latest Olympic hockey.

Ronnie

You can think what you want, but that's how it is decided.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

1 tim18.57

What does RHF mean?

Is it not ordinary Russia?

What is the reason for that constellation?

The right sex

Because Russia is banned from doping and therefore competes under a neutral flag.

In this case, the national team is called RHF, the Russian Handball Federation's team.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

2 tim18.49

Do you know anything about Lagergren yet ?, they talked about getting the test answer on Wednesday night

JJ

Haven't heard anything yet - but will ask the question tonight.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

2 tim18.37

How are Sweden's chances tonight?

Martin

If we look at a historical perspective, Sweden has won all six times they met Belarus who crossed against RHF in the group stage and won against South Korea.

Would say advantage Sweden.

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

2 tim18.35

Trying to understand the difference between the intermediate round and the main round.

Will not be wise to strengthen Anton in the intermediate round when Sweden has already gone to the main round.

Where can I find clear information and new tables?

Annika Nilsson

Hi Annika!

Has been unclear about it.

So first a group game is played.

The top three teams from there advance to the main round (which can also be called the intermediate round).

In this case, it is the three best teams from Sweden's group and the three best in group H: Belarus, Slovenia and the Russian Handball Federation's team (RHF).

The team takes the points from the group stage into the main round.

In Sweden's case, this means that they have six points ahead of the next three matches against Belarus, Slovenia and RHF.

Did you get wiser?

SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh

2 tim18.31

RIGHT NOW:

Anton Lindskog joins the Swedish match squad.

Lindskog tested positive for corona during the national team's gathering at home in Sweden, but could after several negative tests last night be flown in to the World Cup in Cairo.

So he goes straight into the match squad.

Oskar Sunnefeldt petas.

- We get a really, really good middle six and more alternatives.

I know that Glenn Solberg holds Lindskog high.

We will see him a lot in this championship.

Lindskog means a lot in the attacking game and will have to take great responsibility in the tournament.

It was important for Sweden that he finished, says SVT's expert Magnus Grahn.



SVT · Milad Akbarzadeh