Illness rules out Lindelof as Swedes kick off campaign against South Korea
Illness kept Sweden defender Victor Lindelof out of the team for Monday’s World Cup Group F clash against South Korea and he was replaced by Pontus Jansson.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-06-18 12:38 GMT
Swedish officials said the Manchester United centre back had remained behind at their hotel but gave no other details.
Goalkeeper Robin Olsen was named in the line-up after recovering from a shoulder injury that had threatened his World Cup participation.
The Koreans named, as expected, Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan to lead their attack while captain Ki Sung-yueng competes at a third World Cup as he anchors the midfield.
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