Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist could miss the birth of his child so that he can lead his country in their quarter-final clash against England at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Granqvist, 33, has been among Sweden's top performers at the tournament thus far and said any trip home for the family matter will be saved for after the meeting with England in Samara on Saturday, via the Guardian:
Guardian sport#Swe's Andreas Granqvist on his wife being due to give birth any day now: 'She doesn't want me to come home, she wants me to be here and play football' #WorldCup https://t.