Sweden went to the semi-finals of the EC this summer, but went out with a bang against England.

Ahead of this year's WC, national team captain Peter Gerhardsson has several challenges according to SVT's expert Hanna Marklund.

Watch Marklund list the challenges and develop his reasoning in the clip in the player

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See Hanna Marklund's list of the players who must go to the WC.

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