Sweden trains for Switzerland ahead of last 16 clash

IANS  |  St. Petersburg 

Sweden's national team held a training session on Monday ahead of their upcoming 2018 World Cup clash against in the round of 16 on Tuesday.

The entire squad, minus suspended Sebastian Larsson, will be available for the match at St. Petersburg stadium, with Larsson's likely replacement to be either or Oscar Hiljemark, reports

Larsson was suspended after seeing two cards in Sweden's last two Group F games.

won their group on goal difference after beating 3-0 on June 27 in their third and final group match, with both teams qualifying for the knockout stages.

If makes it into the quarterfinals, the Blue-are to face the winner of the Colombia-England match later Tuesday.

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First Published: Mon, July 02 2018. 17:46 IST