Pace-setters: England know a win against Sweden will leave them in a good position ahead of their final group game

France manager Laurent Blanc would seem to disagree. 'We can't repeat the first 30 minutes against England,' he said. 'If we had played against a really good side it would have been over.'

England will be wary of Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic despite his record of scoring in only three of 19 games against English teams for club and country.

Former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson said: 'He is a player English journalists like to criticise but I wouldn't be surprised if he scores the goal that wins the game.'

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