Sweden played two games in the FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualification round this weekend. We have a very difficult group and thus have to win against as many oponents as possible.
Sweden started with playing 1-1 against Netherlands. This weekend we beat Luxembourg 1-0 away and Bulgaria 3-0 at home. There is a life after Zlatan Ibrahimovic who has ended his career in the national team.
Only one team is directly qualified for the World Cup in Russia.
Yesterday Sweden U21 also won our group in the qualification round for UEFA European Cup next summer. Sweden was unbeaten in the group and beat both Spain and Croatia. We are also reigning European Champions for Under 21. Maybe another gold next summer. The future is bright.
In a guest post on outsidewrite.co.uk, Tony Hughes of the Golden Samba blog describes his trip to Sweden to watch 1979 European Cup finalists Malmö FF take on IFK Göteborg.
It is great to read a football fan from another club with great experience visiting our home field, and an important home game to check how our club and our fans are doing in an international comparison.
The game Tony Hughes visited was Malmö FF vs. IFK Göteborg – Scandinavia’s very own Classico. It’s Sweden’s two most successful clubs feuding over history. Malmö have the edge in terms of domestic titles, and famously reached the European Cup final in 1979. Göteborg are not far behind though, and are the only Nordic club to have won a European competition having won the UEFA Cup twice in the 80s. Despite being nearly 300km apart, this is as fierce as any derby in Europe and made for a mouth-watering introduction to Swedish football.
Malmö is a special club that transcends football. Their spirit is refreshing. With affordable flights from the UK to Copenhagen, €20 match tickets, and a 24-hour train service, take a trip across the bridge to experience this hidden gem of European football.
Read the entire excellent article here.
Article: Malmö FF: Football is more than football
Source: outsidewrite.co.uk
Yesterday and today I am in Riga, Latvia across the Baltic Sea from Sweden. I really like this city, which is the largest city of the Baltic States.
Riga is a beautiful city and I have a lot of friends here.
We Swedes have always been very close to our brothers and sisters on the other side of the sea. For centuries the ties between our countries have been excellent.
I personally enjoy the mentality here and in all of the Baltic States. I feel at home here.
Great meetings and I also got a chance to catch with an old friend of mine who now lives here.
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