Sweden seeded in play-off draw – Swedish Dagbladet

Erik Hamrén Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT

It is check in Swedish football future stands or falls with whether the national team manages to complicate past playoff , the last obstacle on the way to the finals in France.

But no matter how it goes, the consequences are huge.

Success against which-it-now-become in Sunday’s draw in Nyon, where Sweden is seeded involves a substantial financial contribution. These are a few tens of million to a union operating under increasingly scarce conditions. Success also means a long criticized and less and less popular national team recovers a substantial portion of a lost popular confidence. Against Liechtenstein and Moldova were missing center-back Erik Johansson and midfielder Emil Forsberg. Hamrén hopeful to get both in playoff squad.

– I expect. I had contact with both of yesterday and are both in training and I hope that there will not be any backlash or that they exacerbate the damage.

Despite everything is in the pot, the Swedish football and he wants to coach not to look back on his managerial career and rank the upcoming matches.

Important, sure.

But:

– The closest match is always the most important in his career. I do not feel any extra pressure or weight. It is everyday for us who are involved in competitive sports. You have to have two games where we are performing well, making as few mistakes as possible and effective. It is what it is all about.

confirmed Hamrén at the press conference that Abu Dhabi once again becomes a base for the winter tour in January. With or without him, is the question.

The Law to the playoffs

The last three European Championship qualifying group has finished and all eight playoff teams are ready . Turkey became the best third place and go directly to the European Championship. Playoff Matches will be drawn at 12:15 on Sunday in Swiss Nyon. The eight teams will be seeded and then raffled the four highest-seeded teams against the four lowest ranked. There is free lottery as to what that begins at home. Playoff games will be played on 12-14 November with the rebounds 15-17 November. The winners go to the European Championship. The following teams are ready for the playoffs: Seeded: Ukraine. Bosnia-Herzegovina. Sweden. Hungary. Oseedade: Ireland. Norway. Denmark. Slovenia.