Sven Eriksson Time Quotations

He will be fit, I am sure about that. We will have time to get the fitness we want.

I think the fans must have had a very hard time choosing because we are lucky enough to have a number of really outstanding individual players.

This time we don't meet until the last group match. Hopefully, both countries will be through to the next round by then.

Every time France doesn't win a football game it is a surprise. I think they (Croatia) played very, very well and it will be a tough game on Monday for us.

It's the first time this season we are together, so that's important. I am looking forward to seeing the players and preparing for September and October.

It will be vital preparation, only a short time before our two away games, against Austria and Poland in September.

I'm told it's not the same injury as before but I haven't been able to check it out yet. But I can say that we will wait a long time to rule him out because he is one of the best defenders in the world today.