During the group stage matches, approximately 1,500 Swedes have been able to see Blågult on the spot.
Now the round of 16 finals awaits at Hampden Park in Glasgow, something that really makes it for the Swedes who had hoped to witness the playoff match from the stands.
In the current situation, it is impossible to travel into the UK without having to be quarantined for ten days on arrival. A hard blow for the Swedish team, which has appreciated the support at the arenas in Seville and St. Petersburg.
– It’s fantastic to play with fans, it was a while ago for me. That so many Swedish fans have come here and taken their time, I appreciate them very much, Robin Quaison said recently.
Hoping for a blue and yellow audience party anyway
Albin Ekdal filled in:
– Very sad that a European Championship play-off match will be played without Swedish fans. It is bad planning, I think, that you put matches in a country where no one is allowed to enter. But one can hope that Swedes who live in Glasgow or London can come. They had wanted to see Swedish shirts in the stands.
About 100,000 Swedes live more or less permanently in the UK and now the Swedish national team players hope that people will apply to Glasgow.
In a clip published on Twitter midfielder Victor Nilsson Lindelöf urges all blue and yellows in the UK to take part in a competition where the prize is tickets to the match.
– Sweden, it’s time. To all Swedes living in the UK, we need you. Let’s color Glasgow yellow and blue, says “Vigge” and continues:
– To win tickets, all you have to do is tell me that you are Swedish without telling me that you are Swedish. Good luck.
https://twitter.com/vlindelof/status/1408381436239941637
