Bundesliga trio included in Sweden's World Cup squad, Hugo Larsson misses out
Bundesliga trio included in Sweden's World Cup squad, Hugo Larsson misses out Three Bundesliga players and Holstein Kiel’s vice-captain Alexander Bernhardsson make the cut for Graham Potter’s squad in Sweden’s return to the World Cup. The 1958 finalists have only featured once since the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Borussia Dortmund’s Daniel Svensson will compete with Gabriel Gudmundsson of Leeds United to start on the left wing for Sweden on the global stage.
The 24-year-old has featured in all Bundesliga games until Friday’s 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Eric Smith and Mattias Svanberg will lock horns on Saturday in what could decide whether St. Pauli or VfL Wolfsburg will head to the relegation playoff tie.
And in the summer, they will be on the same team as Sweden face Tunisia, the Netherlands, and Japan in the group stage. Smith has yet to play for the Blue and Yellow as he left the squad during the last playoff rounds due to an injury. The 29-year-old central defender is expected to leave St.
Pauli before his contract runs out at the end of next season. Svanberg, who played his 100th Bundesliga game against FC Bayern last Saturday, was a late substitute in playoff wins over Ukraine and Poland. The midfielder has only started seven times in the league for the relegation-threatened side this term.
Bernhardsson started five of the six qualifying matches for Sweden before missing the playoffs due to injury. Kiel’s winger has scored twice and assisted nine times in 2. Bundesliga this season.