It was a good night for Tottenham duo Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall on Tuesday as Sweden competed in a World Cup play-off.
Tottenham have had an extremely busy few days, parting ways with Igor Tudor and bringing in Roberto De Zerbi in a desperate attempt to stay in the Premier League.
Many Spurs players would have been paying close attention to the events at Hotspur Way over recent days, but some were focused on much more immediate matters.
As many as six different Tottenham players saw their nations involved in World Cup playoffs over the past week, and two of them saw their dreams came true.
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After overcoming Ukraine in last week’s playoff semifinal, Sweden faced off against Poland at Stockholm on Tuesday night for a place in the World Cup.
It was an extremely entertaining encounter as the home side took the lead twice, only for the Poles to draw level soon on both occasions.
Viktor Gyokeres then scored a dramatic 88th-minute goal for Graham Potter’s side to seal their passage into the biggest tournament in football, sending the home fans into pandemonium.
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Bergvall, who started on the bench and came on as a 70th-minute substitute, was on cloud nine after the win, as you can see from his interview with a local station below:
Dejan Kulusevski hopes to be fit in time for the World Cup
Although he is out injured, Kulusevski met up with the Sweden camp ahead of their World Cup playoffs to support his teammates.
The Tottenham star revealed that his rehabilitation is now progressing well and has set his sights on being fit for the World Cup after spending almost a year on the sidelines.