Scandinavian teams Sweden and Denmark can not afford slip-ups against minnows on Tuesday in their bid to make it to next year's World Cup in Brazil.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden host bottom side Faroe Islands in Solna on the heels of a 2-1 defeat in Austria on Friday which has considerably complicated their group C campaign.
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Leader Germany seem out of reach with 16 points for the direct qualifying berth, but with a victory Sweden will draw level with Austria and Ireland on 11 points in a fight for second place, which brings a play-off spot.
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Denmark are in a similar situation in group B where Italy are top on 14 points. They host Armenia and a victory will take them to nine points, tied with the Czech Republic and one point behind current second- place holders Bulgaria.
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Denmark won a friendly 2-1 against Georgia in mid- week, while Sweden's bid for full six points from two games ended with the defeat in Vienna which coach Erik Hamren named "a blow to the solar plexus" as he was not happy with his side's attitude.
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"The chance of winning the group (has) disappeared.
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Now it's all down to securing second spot," Hamren said.
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"We will win, no doubt about it. There are no excuses," he added, looking ahead at the game against the Faroes, who after a 3-0 defeat in Ireland remain last with zero points.
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Galatasaray forward Johan Elmander, who scored the goal in Austria, and goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson are unavailable because they serve a one-game yellow- card suspension.
I'm very sure they won't want to lose this World Cup qualification for anything in this world. They are a gud footballing country.