Right-winger Linus Persson, everyday in French Ivry, has a hand injury that will keep him out of games in the coming weeks.

For Max Darj, it is the coronavirus that forces him to rebid the national team gathering next week.

The defense general is stuck in quarantine in the German Solingen after a player in Bergischer's squad tested positive for the virus.

Thus, the duo miss the European Championship qualifiers against Romania (28/4), Montenegro (30/4) and Kosovo (2/5).

Intensive week awaits

Ålborg's Lukas Sandell and GOG's Oscar Bergendahl will replace.

Sweden's handball masters have started the European Championship qualifiers with three victories.

The coming week will be intense with the first match in Romanian Sibiu, second in Podgorica in Montenegro and last in Alingsås.

- It will be an intense week that also includes several trips, so we will not have the opportunity for so many training sessions together.

However, we feel a sense of security in the players we have and who have shown both in the World Cup and in the Olympic qualifiers that they can perform at an extremely high level together.

The first goal is of course to take us to the European Championships, but we also aim to win the group in order to get better conditions for the draw, says Swedish national team captain Glenn Solberg to the national association's website.