Viktor Gyokeres warns Sweden must be 'almost perfect' to overcome France at World Cup

[p]The 2022 runners-up, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a], will be strong favourites to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/france-QkGeVG1n/sweden-OQyqbHWB/?mid=UN3MMEFl"]they meet on Tuesday in New Jersey[/a].[/p][p]Speaking at Sweden's training base in Dallas, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gyokeres-viktor/zaBZ1xIk/"]Gyokeres[/a] made no attempt to play down the scale of the task facing his team.[/p][p]"[b]We will have to be at our best, we have to do our defensive organisation almost perfect and then of course to take the chances we will get[/b]," he said.[/p][p]Sweden squeezed into the knockouts, thrashing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] 5-1 and then losing to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] by the same scoreline.[/p][p]Graham Potter's side, who needed to go through the playoffs to reach North America, edged through the group with a 1-1 draw against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a].[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="2481880a-5117-4757-88a4-0db424b0c4f3" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="2f06716e-2855-452f-8d94-a663764a2a28" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Despite an erratic campaign, Gyokeres said: "[b]We have our confidence. I think we have to believe in ourselves[/b].[/p][p]"[b]We've seen in a lot of games this tournament that you can win games (as underdogs). You can do well even though you play against the best teams[/b].[/p][p]"[b]Of course we might be the underdogs, but we still believe in ourselves[/b]."[/p][p]Gyokeres will come directly up against Arsenal team-mate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saliba-william/EgIM3sB7/"]William Saliba[/a], something he is relishing.[/p][p]Asked by AFP about the prospect of that, he said: "[b]I'm looking forward to see him and to play against him, it's gonna be fun[/b]."[/p][p]France made a statement in the group phase to show why they are one of the favourites, winning all three matches with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a] both scoring four times so far.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]