Barry Glendenning

Like Tijani Reinders in the Dutch squad, Waturo Endo has barely played this season, so is he fresh or rusty?

Takumi Minamino, ex-Southampton, was touch and go, ex-Southampton and Liverpool, was touch and go, but I think he's in the squad, but again, he's barely played for six months or more.

So that would have to be a concern.

But I am intrigued by the fact that Wilson is big on this Japan team's chances.

Like they beat Germany and Spain at the last World Cup, if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah.

They definitely have good players.

It'll be interesting to see how Alexander Izak gets on.

Jokeres has conspicuously improved for Arsenal in recent, the last couple of months, but the bar was pretty low and he's still not particularly good at holding up the ball.

I don't know if Sweden will play him and Izak together or just one of them.

I mean, they stank the place out in qualifying and only snuck in through the back door of Nations League, but they're there now and they've got Graeme Potter and

He's much loved in Sweden.

I would be surprised if they finished in the top two in the group.

They may well finish third if that'll be enough.

I don't know.

But I can't really see them doing much damage at this tournament.

So you're saying not so much Eagles of Carthage as lame ducks.

It does.

Look, it'll be a huge surprise if they don't top this group.

They've got some absolutely terrific players.