Sweden ready to spoil the party

Sweden may be out of the competition, but they still remain as hurdle for France, whom they face in their final group encounter.

French drew their first match against England 1-1, while defeated Ukraine 2-0 in second. They now seem to be in a better position, as they require only a draw to sail through the next round. 

But Coach Laurent Blanc has asked his players not to take their "Eyes off the ball" as Sweden might give everything into the match as they have nothing to lose.

"There's always the danger that you may take your eyes off the ball," the France coach said. "So it is up to us to prepare seriously. We also need to be very aware of what we want to achieve."

"We were very happy following the Ukraine game, rightly so, but as I said to the players, we now need to prepare for the next game, as a game like this against Sweden demands it."

Blanc has also indicated about changes in the team, as Yohan Cabaye will have a fitness test after struggling with a thigh injury.

On being asked about the opposition Blanc said, "They are very physical - they have a playing style based on a lot of strength in the tackle. They've got some very big players so they will try to impose their game on us. They won't come to make up the numbers."

Sweden on the other hand has lost both of their matches, and so it is least expected for them to pull it off against France. But in their last match they are ready to spoil the party for France.

"We feel sad to be leaving Kyiv and Ukraine," Hamren, the Swedish coach said.

"We have had a fantastic time here - we could happily have stayed in our hotel a lot longer. When we lost against England, the squad was very down, and if we had been in a bad place they would have really felt that, but we had a great day on Sunday. We trained earlier so they could have a relaxed afternoon and evening. We're sad to be going."