New York, June 30 (IANS) Sweden coach Graham Potter has urged his team to play their best game ever as they face the two-time champions, France, in a crucial round-of-32 clash at the New York-New Jersey stadium on Wednesday (IST). Sweden advanced as one of the best third-placed teams after a mixed group campaign, which began with a 5-1 victory over Tunisia. However, the team then fell by the same scoreline against the Netherlands before drawing 1-1 with Japan in its final group match.”Against th…
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Vancouver, Jube 27 (IANS) Sweden have suffered a major blow ahead of their FIFA World Cup knockout clash against France after defender Isak Hien was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with a hamstring injury.The 27-year-old was hurt in Sweden’s 1-1 draw with Japan on Thursday, a score which saw Graham Potter’s side progress to the round of 32 as one of the eight best third-placed teams.The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) confirmed the blow on Saturday and said Hien would play no fu…