Sweden will play host to Great Britain Sunday, October 13 as the 22024/25 IFAF Men’s European Championship qualifying rounds continue.
European champions in 2005, Sweden were beaten finalists in 2021 and last year lost out on the bronze medal to Italy. They face a Great Britain team, who were gold medalists in 1989 and 1991 and finished fifth overall in 2023.
The game will be played on hybrid grass at Sola Arena in Karlstad, an arena opened in the fall of 2022 which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators and is home to Sweden’s Carlstad Crusaders.
Watch live here. Great Britain @ Sweden, Oct. 13, 15:00 CET (3 pm, 9 am EDT)
“We are fielding a quality team, but more importantly, one with great potential for the future,” says Björn Mazetti, 26, who took over as Sweden’s new head coach in August after previously serving as the head coach for the youth national team.
“We have a young national team roster, and although I have only been in the role of head coach for a relatively short time, we are working with a long-term perspective and are not in a hurry.
“I strongly believe we have a team capable of getting a win and achieving good results in the 2024/25 IFAF European Championships. We have goals we want to reach in the future, but we also want to win along the way, starting this Sunday.”
Great Britain coach Jason Scott said:
“We’ve had two really good sessions ahead of the October games, the mood is excited but focused. We know we have two massive games against teams with vast international pedigree coming up. We’re excited about the opportunity to go out there and compete.
“It would be easy to be carried away with the successes and wins against France and Denmark last summer; but we’re not complacent and very much focused on the future. The job is not finished yet, we want to continue to represent British Football to the best of our abilities and get the Lions back to the summit of European Football.”