The World Cup qualifier against Finland in the Metro Arena in Espoo, Finland, can best be described as a fateful match for the Swedish basketball masters, who need to win to have a chance to get to the World Cup.
Sweden beat Finland 72-62 at home in the World Cup qualifiers last autumn, but now face an even better team, as NBA star Lauri Markkanen joined the squad.
- Markkanen is a world star and plays in a good team in the NBA.
We will have to stop him, says Ludde Håkanson to SVT Sport.