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Whoever wins this quarter-final will face England in the semi after Sarina Wiegman’s side defeated Spain on Wednesday. Sweden are using this as added motivation as their head coach Peter Gerhardsson wants to face the host nation.
He said: “I wasn’t thinking about England, only the game, but I did think to myself: ‘I would like to play this team and I would prefer to play them here in England’. But I’ll have to revisit that after Belgium.”
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Our focus this evening is firmly on Sweden v Belgium but the Euro 2022 quarter-finals will conclude with a monster clash between France and the Netherlands. Defending champions the Netherlands have been handed a boost with star striker Vivianne Miedema returning from Covid while France will have to fight without Marie-Antoinette Katoto. The French star became the latest to rupture her ACL in their last match.
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So the team news, it’s here and there are changes for both teams.
Sweden have made two changes from their 5-0 win over Portugal with Nilden and Sembrant coming in with Glas testing positive and Andersson not returning to full training.
Sweden starting XI: Lindahl; Nilden, Eriksson, Sembrant, Ilestedt; Bjorn, Asllani, Angeldal; Rolfo, Blackstenius, Rytting Kaneryd
Belgium, meanwhile, have made three changes with De Neve, Deloose and Minnaert coming in.
Belgium starting XI: Everard; Philtjens, De Neve, Kees, Deloose; Minnaert, Vanhaevermaet, Biesmans; Wullaert, De Caigny, Cayman.
PreambleWelcome to the third Euro 2022 quarter-final and if tonight’s game is anything like the other quarters we have seen so far we are in for a treat!
England’s comeback against Spain had fans on the edge of their seats and Austria’s gutsy performance against Germany made for a thriller. Now we turn our attention to Sweden v Belgium.
There is a clear favourite in this match and it lies with Sweden. They were among the favourites to win the entire tournament ahead of it kicking off. While their performances haven’t reached the heights that were anticipated they have proven why they are a threat and Belgium will have to be on their A game to get past them.
Ain’t no party like a Euro 2022 fan party. Photograph: Nathan Stirk/Uefa/Getty ImagesBelgium are aware of the task ahead and are prepared for the match. “When you see the quality of each Sweden player it doesn’t change much, so for me it seems it will be the same,” Belgium coach Ives Serneels said.
“We are facing a fantastic European opponent. It won’t be easy, we are all aware of that, but it is a new phase of the competition. It is a one-off and tomorrow evening we will have a winner. That can be a positive for both teams.”
The team news has been announced ahead of tonight’s 8pm kick-off so stay tuned for updates …