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Sweden 'nervous', admits Ibrahimovic
Posted Monday, June 11, 2012 by SNTV

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Sweden will be facing the pressure of playing in front of Ukraine's home fans in the co-host's opening game on Monday (June 11) - and Swedish captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted he and his teammates were a 'little nervous.'

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SOUNDBITE (Swedish): Zlatan Ibrahimovic, forward and captain, Sweden:
"We are a little nervous. But I think that the Ukraine team is a good team. This team likes to keep the ball. I think it will be a balanced game. We will try to take our chances, but it all depends on the game. We will be playing at 100 per cent. We want to go forward, to score a few goals, but we will keep a strong defence."
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