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POLAND v SWEDEN live updates - the battle to reach Qatar 2022

World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 1
Stadion Slaski / 29.03.2022
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Pete Sharland

Updated 29/03/2022 at 21:00 GMT


19:25
CHASING GLORY
Neither of these countries have a great world cup record of recent years. They both qualified for Russia 2018, but also missed 2010 in South Africa and 2014 in Brazil. There'll be heartbreak for one set of fans and delight for another
19:18
DO YOU REMEMBER THE LAST TIME?
No quite the words of Jarvis Cocker and Pulp, but these two are familar foes. They last met at Euro 2024, when Sweden won 3-2 after extra time, but Robert Lewandowski netted this pearler
19:14
ENGLAND IN ACTION
Elsewhere tonight, England take on the Ivory Coast in a friendly at Wembley. It's the first time the sides have met. You can follow live updates here
19:10
KEY LINK MISSING FOR POLAND
There's plenty of familiar faces in both sides, but one name missing from the Poland teamsheet is Leeds star Mateusz Klich - he's suspended
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19:08
CAN ZLATAN SHINE?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is on the bench for Sweden tonight. He played at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, but hasn't scored an international goal since 2015 - though he was retired for a good chunk of the time. He'd love to end that drought this evening
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19:04
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS
POLAND: Szczesny, Bielik, Glik, Bednarek, Cash, Goralski, Moder Bereszynski, Zielinski, Lewandowski, Szymański...Subs: Buksa, Grabara, Zurowski, Kedziora, Wieteska, Puchacz, Piatek, Krychowiak, Skorupski, Helik,Reca, Grosicki /// SWEDEN: Olsen, Krafth, Nilsson Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson, Kulusevski, Olsson, Karlstrom, Forsberg, Quaison, Isak...Subs: Svanberg, Karlsson, Starfelt, Bengtsson, Nordfeldt, Claesson, Hrgota, Helander, Elanga, Linde, Ibrahimovic, Sundgren
19:02
Good evening!
Welcome to coverage of tonight's massive World Cup qualifying play-off. Poland and Sweden are 90 minutes from Qatar 2022. Stayed tuned for live updates from Chorzów