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Today at 21:45 Lithuanian time, at the Estadio do Bessa Seculo stadium, one of the two last matches of Group C will take place. The national teams of Denmark and Sweden will clash. Although both teams only need a draw to advance to the next stage, with a bigger result than 1-1, both teams are determined to fight for victory.
After a good performance in the match against Bulgaria, Jesper Gronkjaer is expected to replace Dennis Rommedahl in the starting lineup. Claus Jensen, who has impressed the coach in the two matches he has appeared from the bench, may also start the match from the first minutes. The only concern for Morten Olsen is Ebbe Sand's injury, which the player sustained in the match against the Bulgarians. Sand missed a training session, but it is believed that the striker will be able to play.
According to Danish goalkeeper Sorensen, the team is ready to overcome Sweden and take the first place in the group. "Aston Villa" goalkeeper is the only one who has not conceded a goal in this championship so far. "So far, in this tournament, we have defended very well, I am satisfied and proud that I have kept the goal 'dry' in two matches. I want to extend this record," said the goalkeeper. "I believe we can finish the group matches as winners - we are a small nation, but we can play good matches with big countries every day and defeat them, in this case, I also mean Sweden."
Two footballers will not play in the Swedish national team. Tobias Linderoth will miss the match due to yellow cards. It is believed that Kim Kallstrom will appear on the field from the first minutes. Teddy Lucic is still recovering from an injury, so we will not see him playing. Christian Wilhelmsson will take his place in the defensive midfield. For the other national team defender Andreas Svensson, this will be his 50th match for the national team.
In this match, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larsson will play in the Swedish attack again. Together, this striking duo have already scored 4 goals. After a fantastic acrobatic goal in the match against Italy, one of the national team coaches, Lagerback, expects more miracles from Ibrahimovic: "He is a fantastic player," said the coach. "You never know how he will act, and the good news is that he plays correctly."
Predicted starting lineups:
Denmark (4-4-2): Sorensen; Helveg, Laursen, Henriksen, N Jensen; Gravesen, D Jensen, Jorgensen, Gronkjaer; Tomasson, Sand.
Sweden (4-3-1-2): Isaksson; Nilsson, Mellberg, Jakobsson, Edman; Wilhelmsson, Hansson, Svensson; Ljungberg; Ibrahimovic, Larsson.
