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Michael O’Neill believes that Sweden wants to make a show in front of her fans if they play Northern Ireland tonight.

The senior citizens’ team will compete in the Strawberry Arena in Solna on the outskirts of Stockholm (6 a.m. Start GMT) in the Strawberry Arena.

Jon Dahl Tomasson’s team lost 1-0 against Luxembourg at the weekend and was completely criticized by media and fans in Sweden for their performance at Stade de Luxemburg.

The Northern Ireland Manager said he undoubtedly had Sweden, who, like Northern Ireland in autumn, had a strong campaign of the UEFA -Nations -C -c -c -c -c -c campaign to withdraw.

Yesterday he told the media: “We would expect Sweden to achieve a strong performance at home. We have to be ready to deal with it.”

The manager announced that his players were somewhat disappointed after they were drawn 1-1 with a solid team in Switzerland on Friday evening in Belfast in Belfast. He said the players felt that they had more from the game against a team that had 51 places above them.

The Northern Ireland boss said that he was looking for another good performance by his players, who shows that she will continue as a team this autumn before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

At his press conference in the Strawberry Arena, he said: “You always want to see that the team develops. The result is not so important. If the result violates us, I don’t think it will harm us in any way.

“It is a good awareness for the team. We test ourselves. We don’t take simple games and hopefully we’ll see the benefits of it in September.”

The defender of Sunderland, Trai Hume, is the only absent of the squad that was selected for the game against the Swiss. He has returned to his club to treat a hip problem.

The former striker of Blackburn Rovers, TomassonTH in the world compared to Northern Ireland in 71st Location.

Sweden’s Danish manager was very free at his press conference to O’Neill’s team yesterday. He said that the young visitors had a lot of sport and energy and were dangerous for set pieces.

However, he also promised that Swedish fans “see a different team” than lost on Saturday against Luxembourg.

The Swedish team contains several players who have familiar names the fans who follow the Premier League in England.

The Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak (51 caps and 15 goals) is her big star right now.

The fresh success of the Magpies Carabao Cup is expected that Isak will lead the line this evening.

O’Neill said Isak was a first -class striker, and every team in Europe would be happy to have it in their ranks.

However, without her other Star striker, the Lisbon Viktor Gyokoker, who has withdrawn from her squad due to an injury, will also be absent by injuries, while Tottenham Hotspur attacker Dejan Kulusevski is also absent.

The defender of Manchester United, Victor Lindelof, becomes the Swedish team captain, while Aston Villa Keeper Robin Olsen is expected to start in Nets. With 70 or 76 caps to your names, you are the most experienced players in Tomasson’s panel.

The youthful element of the Swedish squad includes Spurs midfielder Lucas Bergvall, Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Yasin Ayari Plus Nottingham Forest attacker Anthony Elanga. Udinesees Jesper calstrom is another young player who is worth seeing.

Tomasson has a relatively inexperienced defense. Only Lindelof and Pafos defender Ken Sema (25 caps) have more than 20 caps, but like Atalantas Isak Hien, Lilles Gabriel Gudmundsson and Celta Vigo -Defender Carl Starfelt gain good experiences at international level.

Northern Ireland is cheered on by around 460 members of the Greens and White Army in the Strawberry Arena, while around 16,000 Swedish fans will be present.

The game of this evening is shown live on BBC Two Ni and the BBC IPlayer.

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