Group F leaders Belgium, who already have their spot at Euros 2024, will host Sweden in Brussels on Monday night.
Belgium clinched their qualification with a 3-2 win over Austria on Friday, with Romelu Lukaku scoring a crucial third goal to send the team to 16 points, 10 points ahead of Monday’s opponents Belgium.
While Belgium are preparing for the upcoming finals, Sweden must win and hope Austria falters in Azerbaijan in order to stand a chance of qualification.
Since losing 3-0 to Belgium on the opening day, Janne Andersson’s men have picked up only six points.
They may need to settle for a playoff spot if Austria wins in Baku. Austria sit second in the group with 13 points garnered in their 6 games and a victory will certainly grant them qualification to the finals in Germany.
Coming into this game, Sweden picked up a spirited 3-1 victory over Moldova on Thursday in a friendly game.
Team News
Having qualified, Belgium may rest some senior players including Romelu Lukaku who is Euro 2024 qualifying’s top scorer with nine goals from six matches.
But Belgium’s coach, Domenico Tedesco, faces some challenges for this game. Amadou Onana is suspended, Leandro Trossard and Ameen Al-Dakhil are out with injuries, and Koen Casteels is sick.
Sweden is back to full strength with Gyokeres, Duvan Kulusevski, Victor Lindelof, and Olsen returning. Isak Hien and Jesper Karlstrom are excluded, while Alexander Isak is injured.
Match Facts
The two teams have a long-standing rivalry in world football, having met on 15 different occasions since 1906.
With 4-consecutive wins, four clean sheets, and an unbeaten run in the last 5 matches against Sweden, Belgium is looking confident of repeating the same.
Since a dismal group-stage exit at the 2022 World Cup, Belgium have won six of their last seven matches.
Predicted line-up
Belgium: Sels; Castagne, Faes, Vertonghen, Theate; Tielemans, Mangala, Vermeeren; Lukebakio, Lukaku, Doku
Sweden: Olsen; Wahlqvist, Lindelof, Lagerbielke, Augustinsson; Kulusevski, Ekdal, K. Olsson, Karlsson; Claesson, Gyokeres
