Nygren hopes World Cup heroics can inspire Celtic
Midfielder Benjamin Nygren is hoping he can use his World Cup play-off victory as fuel in Celtic's quest for the Premiership title. Nygren set up a goal in Sweden's 3-2 victory over Poland in Tuesday's play-off final to book a spot in this summer's tournament. Graham Potter's side finished bottom of Group B in the qualifiers but made the play-offs courtesy of topping a table involving Slovakia, Estonia and Azerbaijan in the third tier of the Nations League.
"It was an unbelievable experience," Nygren said of his country's unlikely World Cup qualification. "Something I've dreamt about since I was a kid. It was an incredible night.
I think the best experience so far in my football career. It was almost like a movie. " And Nygren is hoping he can use his experience from helping Sweden qualify to get Celtic over the line in the title race.
Following defeat by Dundee United before the international break Celtic - who visit Dundee on Sunday - go into the weekend seven points adrift of leaders Hearts with seven games left. "It's a little bit the same situation in a way," the 24-year-old added. "In Sweden, we were counted out and we made it.
That feeling was absolutely unbelievable. I want to do the same here. "Just keep on training hard, keep on believing.