Soccer-Sweden boss Potter calls up Elanga as Japan make three changes


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Sweden Training - FC Dallas Stadium, Frisco, Texas, U.S. - June 24, 2026 Sweden's Anthony Elanga during training REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

ARLINGTON, ⁠Texas, June 25 (Reuters) - Sweden coach ⁠Graham Potter has called up Anthony ‌Elanga to start against Japan for their World Cup Group F clash at Dallas Stadium on ​Thursday, the forward replacing Benjamin ⁠Nygren.

• Elliot Stroud ⁠comes in for Jesper Karlstrom while Jacob ⁠Widell ‌Zetterstrom will be making his fourth appearance for Sweden as ⁠a replacement for goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

• Japan ​coach ‌Hajime Moriyasu has made three changes ⁠to the ​team that won 4-0 against Tunisia, with Yukinari Sugawara starting in place of ⁠Junya Ito.

• Ayumu Seko has ​replaced Takehiro Tomiyasu while Daizen Maeda has come in for Kaishu Sano.

Line-ups:

Japan: Zion Suzuki, ⁠Yukinari Sugawara, Ko Itakura, Ayumu Seko, Hiroki Ito, Ao Tanaka, Ritsu Doan, Daizen Maeda, Keito Nakamura, Daichi Kamada, Ayase Ueda

Sweden: ​Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, Gustaf ⁠Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelof, Isak Hien, Gabriel Gudmundsson, ​Alexander Bernhardsson, Elliot ‌Stroud, Yasin Ayari, Alexander Isak, ​Anthony Elanga, Viktor Gyokeres

(Reporting by Michael Church, Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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