Sweden wants Good Referees against Host Germany on World Cup Weekend

Sweden knows their match against Germany is HUGE.

After all, they will be playing this year's FIFA World Cup hosts.

Sweden has called for an experienced referee to be put in charge of its FIFA World Cup match against host Germany to cope with the pressure created by massive German support.

Germany will have the biggest fan support in Munich on Saturday, with only 20,000 Swedes expecting to obtain tickets to the match in the 66,000-seater stadium.

''Of course I think it's a little advantage for the German team, the most important thing is that we have an experienced referee who can handle the situation with a lot of German fans in the stands,'' Sweden head coach Lars Lagerback said.

''Otherwise, I don't think it's a big deal. The players are used to it and I think they can handle it very well,'' he adds.

Lagerback said his players were resting after a tough 2-2 draw against England on Tuesday and would only do light training and practice penalties before the second round match.

The Swedes are likely to work on penalty kicks in case the second-round match goes into extra time and a penalty shootout.

''We learned something after the (2004) European Championship,'' said Lagerback, whose team lost on penalties to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. ''This time, we will decide before the game which players will take the penalties. Some players declined to do it.''

On Saturday, Sweden CAN NOT AFFORD players shying away from big-time shots. The German football team is a tough group at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and with them as hosts, going up against Germany at the FIFA World Cup this year will be like going up against the rest of the world.

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