Intro:

Desperately needing three points to keep their Euro 2012 hopes alive, Sweden prepare to meet England on Friday.

The Swedes are playing a team they have never lost to in a major tournament.

Script:

Sweden get in some valuable training ahead of their clash with England on Friday.

They desperately need three points from a team they have never lost to in a major tournament to keep their Euro 2012 hopes alive, after losing to Ukraine in their opening game.

England did end a 43-year wait for a victory over Sweden in November, but that was just a friendly.

Midfielder Sebastian Larsson, who plays for Sunderland, is banking on his side's intimate knowledge of the Premier League to continue their excellent record against England:

"Well, we expect a very tough game, first of all. You are never going to have an easy game when you come up against an England team who we expect to be very organised as they have been since, you know, for a very long time. And especially since Roy (Hodgson - coach) took over. So, you know, it is going to be tough. And I don't know if I expect them to be extremely defensive or not. It is an important game for both teams. Both teams need the points. And you know, as I said earlier, we know what we can do. If we play to our capabilities, then we are capable of beating England."

But the performance of one man is critical to Sweden's hopes of further progress.

There are concerns over Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has scored 32 goals in 78 internationals.

Coach Erik Hamren insists he'll be fine:

"Zlatan is OK. Yeah, I think it is a similar situation to what we had in qualification. We had two games left - Finland and Holland, the Netherlands. And we needed to win both of them to go to the Euro. And we did it. We won both and we are here now. "