"Granen" had not played a match in nine months when he made a comeback for Helsingborg against Mjällby on Saturday.

The 35-year-old has been sidelined with injuries and has himself hesitated about the future.

Still, he was in Janne Andersson's squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Kosovo and the training international match against Estonia later in March.

At a press conference, Andersson emphasized that Granqvist is still team captain in Blågult, despite the fact that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back.

Sweden lacks several defensive players ahead of the collection. Pontus Jansson is rehabilitating an operated foot and Gustav Svensson and Marcus Danielson - both in everyday life in China - have been stopped by their clubs due to quarantine rules.