Sweden drop goalkeeper Nordfeldt for crucial Group F tie with Japan

[p]Graham Potter demanded improvements in defence from his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] side ahead of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a] clash, but he has kept faith with the same back three and two wing-backs who started the 5-1 loss to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a].[/p][p][b]Instead, the most notable change comes in goal, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nordfeldt-kristoffer/zidYDVKR/"]Kristoffer Nordfeldt[/a] has been dropped in favour of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zetterstrom-widell/OG2Bcuat/"]Jacob Widell Zetterstrom[/a].[/b] The Derby County goalkeeper will be winning just his fourth senior cap.[/p][p]The other two changes come in midfield, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroud-elliot/4rVMk5Sb/"]Elliot Stroud[/a] and goalscorer against the Dutch, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/elanga-anthony/dOlRWlZ6/"]Anthony Elanga[/a], come in to replace [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nygren-benjamin/WCHWGOvf/"]Benjamin Nygren[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karlstrom-jesper/UDGFZQv8/"]Jesper Karlstrom[/a].[/p][p]For the third match in a row, Potter has a full compliment of 15 substitutes to call off the bench.[/p][h2]Sweden XI to face Japan[/h2][p][b]Goalkeeper[/b]: Jacob Widell Zetterstrom[/p][p][b]Defenders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bernhardsson-alexander/0Ah8TRF1/"]Alexander Bernhardsson[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lagerbielke-gustaf/UwOm1wvF/"]Gustaf Lagerbielke[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hien-isak/hz4zWEIG/"]Isak Hien[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindelof-victor/OIp0Le1f/"]Victor Lindelof[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gudmundsson-gabriel/0zzTdK1T/"]Gabriel Gudmundsson[/a][/p][p][b]Midfielders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayari-yasin/vTrnQI0N/"]Yasin Ayari[/a], Elliot Stroud, Anthony Elanga[/p][p][b]Forwards[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isak-alexander/p41IV42c/"]Alexander Isak[/a], Viktor Gyokeres[/p][embed guid="68e8df58-bee6-4f12-af4e-d6cd9e6d81e4" url="https://x.com/svenskfotboll/status/2070259395837988975" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Japan XI to face Sweden[/h2][p]Japan have also made three changes to their line-up after their 4-0 win oveer Tunisia. Ayumu Seko, Daizen Maeda and Yukinari Sugawara all come in from the start.[/p][p][b]Goalkeeper[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suzuki-zion/4bDDVvmT/"]Zion Suzuki[/a][/p][p][b]Defenders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/seko-ayumu/W2j0scZO/"]Ayumu Seko[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/itakura-ko/xGFA759a/"]Ko Itakura[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ito-hiroki/4ULsVw9c/"]Hiroki Ito[/a][/p][p][b]Midfielders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sugawara-yukinari/f7AvlM2c/"]Yukinari Sugawara[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kamada-daichi/bayITLyE/"]Daichi Kamada[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tanaka-ao/4lYAoXQu/"]Ao Tanaka[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakamura-keito/ttEUhyfq/"]Keito Nakamura[/a][/p][p][b]Forwards[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doan-ritsu/WUWvT7l3/"]Ritsu Doan[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ueda-ayase/8Ssd0upn/"]Ayase Ueda[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maeda-daizen/6kfQTp18/"]Daizen Maeda[/a][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/japan-ULXPdOUj/sweden-OQyqbHWB/?mid=Sl2xgtXi"]Follow Japan vs Sweden on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]