Sweden evacuates team hotel after false
alarm
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[July 07, 2018]
SOCHI,
Russia (Reuters) - Sweden's players suffered a rude awakening ahead of
their World Cup quarter-final clash with England when the fire alarm
went off at their hotel in Samara on Saturday morning, leading it to be
evacuated. |
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Soccer Football - World Cup - Sweden Training - Samara Arena, Samara,
Russia - July 6, 2018 Sweden players during training REUTERS/David Gray |
The Swedish players were roused from their
slumbers and moved out of their rooms, but luckily it turned out
to be a false alarm and they could go back to recharging their
batteries ahead of their first World Cup quarter-final since
1994.
"It was just after half past eight this morning, a false alarm.
All the players are feeling fine," Sweden press officer Staffan
Stjernholm told website Fotbollskanalen
(www.fotbollskanalen.se).
The Swedes have plenty of time for a nap before they take on
England at 1700 local time (1400 GMT), with hosts Russia facing
Croatia later in the evening in Sochi.
(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; Editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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