Germany won all three matches in the group stage but the mood in the Swedish camp is one of quiet confidence after an impressive performance against England, when they fought back twice to draw 2-2 in their final Group B game last Tuesday.

    Sweden's head coach Lars Lagerback said: "It's a little advantage for the German team to be playing at home but the players can handle it. We have to leave the spectators aside and concentrate on our own match.

    "If we play as we did against England then I will be satisfied. I can't see any German weak links but my team is looking good."

    Lagerback has striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic available again after he missed the England match with a groin injury he sustained in the 1-0 win against Paraguay.

    Despite his absence, the Swedes put the England goal under considerable pressure in the second half in Cologne and the feeling within the squad is that after holding their own with England, there is nothing to fear about Germany.

    Sweden have not beaten Germany since winning 5-3 in a friendly in Berlin in 1988. They lost the teams' last meeting 3-2 in the semifinal of the 1992 UEFA European Championship on home soil in Stockholm.

    Now the boot is on the other foot although the Swedes are expected to have the backing of a sizeable travelling support among the 66,000 crowd in the World Cup Stadium, Munich. It is expected there will be as many as 15,000 Swedes in attendance. Enditem