SWEDEN hosts Belgium in their opening qualifier for Euro 2024 – and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 41, has made the cut!
The Swedish star retired internationally in 2016, before returning to his national duties almost five years on.
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And Ibrahimovic smashed another record as he became the oldest goal scorer in Serie A on the weekend.
However, he comes up against Belgium star Kevin De Bruyne who will be eager to prove a point, following the Red Devils’ embarrassing elimination from the World Cup.
Furthermore, Belgium will be looking to repeat history, from the Euro 2016 encounter.
When is Sweden vs Belgium?
- Sweden’s Euro 2024 qualifying match against Belgium will take place on Friday, March 24.
- It is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm GMT – 8:45pm locally.
- Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden is the allocated stadium for this fixture with a max capacity of 50,000.
- Belgium secured a 1-0 win when the teams last met in the 2016 Euros.
Is Sweden vs Belgium on TV and can it be live streamed?
- Sweden vs Belgium will be broadcast live on Viaplay 2 in the UK.
- It can also be streamed on the Viaplay website.
What is the team news?
Sweden squad
Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the Sweden squad for the first time in five years but he’ll face competition from Newcastle star Alexander Isak who has been in phenomenal form.
Goalkeepers: Viktor Johansson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Robin Olsen
Defenders: Joel Andersson, Ludwig Augustinsson, Hjalmar Ekdal, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Isak Hien, Emil Holm, Edvin Kurtulus, Victor Lindelof, Carl Starfelt
Midfielders: Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg, Samuel Gustafson, Jesper Karlstrom, Kristoffer Olsson, Mattias Svanberg
Forwards: Anthony Elanga, Viktor Gyokeres, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alexander Isak, Jesper Karlsson, Dejan Kulusevski, Robin Quaison, Viktor Claesson
Belgium Squad
Kevin de Bruyne and Leandro Trossard will be determined to feed Romelu Lukaku with goals in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (VfL Wolfsburg), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn Rovers), Matz Sels (Racing Strasbourg)
Defenders: Sebastiaan Bornauw (VfL Wolfsburg), Timothy Castagne (Leicester City), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Wout Faes (Leicester City), Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennes), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht)
Midfielder: Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan), Romeo Lavia (Southampton), Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest), Amadou Onana (Everton), Dennis Praet (Leicester City), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan)
Forwards: Jeremy Doku (Stade Rennes), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Dodi Lukebakio (Hertha Berlin), Lois Openda (Racing Lens), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
