Sweden vs Northern Ireland LIVE score updates from March friendly

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Northern Ireland are back in international action this evening. And it is another stern test for Michael O'Neill's side.

On Friday night that claimed a deserved 1-1 draw with Switzerland at Windsor Park. Next up it's Sweden at the Strawberry Arena in Solna on the outskirts of Stockholm.

The Swedes had been on a bit of a roll until they were halted in their tracks by Luxembourg on Saturday. Jon Dahl Tomasson's side fell to a 1-0 defeat in a friendly clash.

Northern Ireland play Luxembourg in the World Cup qualifiers, with their group kicking off in September. They will also face Germany and Slovakia in Group A.

Sweden will offer a solid test as O'Neill prepares for those qualifiers. It is a a side brimming with quality including Premier League stars Alexander Isak and Anthony Elanga.

Thankfully two of the other big hitters are out injured - Viktor Gyokeres and Dejan Kulusevski.

The game kicks off at 6pm UK time and we will bring you live goal and score updates.

Source: www.belfastlive.co.uk
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