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[Watch] Euro 2020: Sweden's training spin at Friends Arena

Chris Cassar Thursday, 6 June 2019, 13:34 Last update: about 7 years ago

Sweden's national team under the guidance of manager Janne Andersson continued with their preparations for the match against Malta tomorrow at the Friends Arena in Solna district of Stockholm.

Today Sweden made a training spin at the venue of the match. This will be the twelfth encounter between Sweden and Malta, with the Scandinavians winning the previous eleven encounters scoring 42 against Malta's two.

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This will be the third game for both sides in Group F of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. Malta obtained a victory over Faroe Islands in their opening match, and lost 0-2 against Spain in the second encounter. This will be Malta's first away match in this group.

Sweden started with a 2-1 victory against Romania at the Friends Arena, and obtained a dramatic 3-3 draw in Oslo against Norway. Sweden next faces group favourites Spain at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Monday, and Malta entertains Romania at Ta' Qali. 

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