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Johan Elmander up for the fight

Johan Elmander says that Sweden are up for the fight against England in Kiev tonight.

Sweden striker Johan Elmander has warned England that they are in for a battle when the two teams meet in Kiev.

The former Bolton Wanderers star said that Sweden's game suits playing against England but admitted that it will be a difficult game for his team.

Eric Hamren's men will be aiming to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat to Ukraine in their opening game.

"We like to play against England teams," the Bolton News quotes Elmander as saying. "We've been watching the England team for a long, long time and we like to play against you guys. We also like to fight, which is what English football is all about – to fight – and that suits us very well.

"I didn't see much of England's draw with France, because we had our own game and were preparing for that. I only saw the first 10 minutes or so and, on that basis, France were the better team, so it's difficult to say how England performed.

"But England have a good team, a good squad and they are always hard to play against. So we know it's going to be a difficult game."

Elmander, who now plies his trade for Galatasaray, has played 64 times for his country.

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