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Swedish key striker in danger of missing out on vital World Cup qualifier against Denmark

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Svend Bertil Frandsen

Published 2 months ago

Sweden's star striker Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is in a race against time to be fit for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Denmark tomorrow night.

[p]Swedish national team coach Tony Gustavsson confirms that the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/Q7Hu2UDD/"]Chelsea[/a]-striker is at a big risk of missing out on the match. [/p][p][b]"I haven't closed the door completely, but I want to be honest with you and with her",[/b] he says, according to Swedish media Fotbollskanalen. [/p][p]A small calf injury kept [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kaneryd-johanna/zuVlaGrl/"]Johanna Rytting Kaneryd[/a] out of Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final second leg against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/8CKOoQdn/"]Arsenal[/a] earlier in the month, and her progress is now being monitored carefully.[/p][p]Rytting Kaneryd has been spotted training on his own during the build-up for the clash. Now [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/hGWL8MmL/"]Sweden[/a]'s national team coach, Tony Gustavsson, confirms that he doesn't count on her participation in the game, even though the final announcement will come after a meeting with the medical team on Monday evening.[/p][embed guid="779d2bf7-11a4-4e29-acd3-980db1d7ea44" url="https://x.com/svenskfotboll/status/1986798412503650580" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Regardless of what message I get tonight, there is an extremely low probability that we will see her tomorrow. We also have other attacking players who have trained for a whole week and are in match shape,"[/b] says Gustavsson, who further says that it will be a huge challenge to replace the Chelsea striker. [/p][p]"I will be honest and say that it is a challenge. There are many challenges, and it is clear that there is a limit to how much this group can take. With new players in, rotation, and young players. Not least when it comes to leadership, then I don't just mean the football qualities, but we have worked very hard on that", says Gustavsson.[/p][p]The Swedish national team coach says that BK Häckens [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jusu-bah-monica/2TfGJt43/"]Monica Jusu Bah[/a] is a possible option to replace Rytting Kaneryd:[/p][p][b]"Those of you who have seen training this week have seen that she has done a few minutes on the right. This is a player who we believe can play both positions. She is definitely an option there, too."[/b][/p][p]Sweden and Denmark will clash at the Gamla Ullevi Arena in Gothenburg on Tuesday evening at 19.00 CET[/p]

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