Sweden v England - Preview and possible lineups
We take a look ahead to Saturday's World Cup quarter-final clash between Sweden and England at the Samara Arena.
Sweden: The Swedes will be without the suspended Mikael Lustig after he picked up his second booking of the tournament against Switzerland, meaning that Emil Krafth is expected to start. Sebastian Larsson will return from a suspension of his own in midfield, with Gustav Svensson likely to make way.
England: Striker Jamie Vardy is unlikely to feature having suffered a groin strain in the win over Colombia, but Ashley Young (ankle) and Kyle Walker (cramp) are both thought to have recovered sufficiently to retain their starting places. Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek could come in for Dele Alli in midfield after he stuggled against the South Americans.
Sweden boss Janne Andersson:
"I grew up in the 70s and we used to follow English football. It was only one televised match a week in those day.
"I grew up with this and England was my second nation. It's a wonderful feeling to face them as head coach of the Swedish team.
"But football has developed a great deal. What they still have is the heart and the spirit of fighting. I have always appreciated that but it's not the England I grew up watching."
England boss Gareth Southgate:
"Although our team will be better in two years with more life experience, maybe the cards on injuries and things won't fall as kindly and we won't get this opportunity again.
"It's dangerous if I start to get carried away, but I'm proud of the way we're playing."
Form:
Did you know?
The game will be the 25th meeting between the two sides.
The bragging rights have been shared historically, with England just edging it (W8, D9, L7).
The two previous World Cup meetings between the two sides both ended in draws (1-1 in 2002 and 2-2 in 2006).
England have won just two of the last eight competitive meetings between the two sides.
Sweden have reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 1994.
Possible lineups:
Sweden: Olsen; Krafth, Lindelof, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Ekfal, Forsberg; Berg, Toivonen.
England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire; Trippier, Henderson, Loftus-Cheek, Young; Lingard, Sterling; Kane.