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Lugano, Switzerland: Sweden hopes to surprise Greece on free kicks and corners on Tuesday in their European Championship opener.
The Swedes practiced dead-ball situations in a closed session Saturday because they didn't want to give the Greeks any clues.
"We have a couple of options that we don't want them to know about," Sweden coach Lars Lagerback said.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, one of Sweden's free kick takers, did not take part in the session, but was in the weight room building up strength as he recovers from a swollen knee, Lagerback said.
He said the Inter Milan striker may not be fit to play the full match against Greece.
"It's hard to say whether he's ready for 90 minutes at full speed. I think he's getting closer and closer," Lagerback said.
Greece and Sweden have similar styles of play, centred on a tight defence. Scoring opportunities may be few and far between.
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