Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist says he will play against England, but could fly home before the clash to attend the birth of his child.
The news isn’t so good for England striker Jamie Vardy though, and he looks increasingly likely to miss Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final due to injury.
Granqvist's wife Sofia is due to give birth any day now, which had left him a doubt for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
But the former Wigan defender is adamant he will play in the game, even if he has to fly home first.
"I'm planning to stay," said Granqvist.
"My wife is a very strong person and we knew the situation before I came here. Nothing has happened so far.
"If I have the position to fly home quickly then I may do that. But, whatever happens, I do not miss the quarter-final."
England midfielder Fabian Delph missed his side's dramatic win over Colombia to be at the birth of his third child, but has since travelled back to Russia.
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0 on Monday, a day before England progressed 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
And Granqvist believes Sweden could have the edge in the last-eight game because of their team spirit.
"Harry Kane is fantastic," he said. "They play more offensively now than they did before, with skillful players like (Raheem) Sterling.
"We lost a lot of big names, we had to start from the beginning and play with 23 players, not one or two.
"We've worked really hard and we've shown that we really work for each other, we fight for each other and we do it as a collective."
The general perception of the England side has been a positive one, though Sweden scout Tom Prahl was quoted as telling Expressen that "in terms of weaknesses, they aren't very good at moving the ball quick" and have not "been under much pressure".
He added that England had "been given the opportunity to move it nice and slow" but that they have "method to their build-up".
Meanwhile, Vardy remains a major injury worry for this game, with England manager Gareth Southgate set to assess the Leicester City striker right up to the eve of the game.
Colombia took the Three Lions all the way on Tuesday, when it took a second-ever penalty shoot-out victory to secure progress from the last 16 after it ended 1-1 after 120 minutes
Vardy came on as a substitute and was due to take one of the spot kicks, but a groin injury meant he had to pass on the responsibility.
