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ENGLAND beware, Sweden are a nation mobilising in support of their Under 21 team. The hosts started the tournament with a 5-1 demolition of Belarus and ousted a gifted but cynical Serbia to reach the last four.
Expect them to seize the underdog role and talk up the power of the Barclays Premier League. But tomorrow's semi-final in Gothenburg (5pm UK time) is going to be tough for Stuart Pearce's team in the scrap to play Italy or Germany in Monday's final. This is what they face: TALENT Wily old-timer Tommy Soderberg and his fresh-faced Dougie Donnelly-lookalike sidekick, Jorgen Lennartsson, identified a crop of more than 60 players two years ago, played loads of friendlies and ended up with this exciting 23-man squad. Strike duo Marcus Berg and Ola Toivonen, who both play in Holland, have looked lethal with eight goals in three games. Kalmar midfielder Rasmus Elm is another with full caps. Many Swedes are calling for the entire U21 squad to be promoted to the senior team after a poor World Cup campaign. SUPPORT Rely on the Swedes to convert Gothenburg's Gamla UIlevi Stadium into a 16,000-man sea of yellow and blue. Swedish football fans love Premier League football but they are proud of a long unbeaten record against England at senior level stretching back 12 games to 1968. WEAKNESSSee the full content of this document
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