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Samuel Dahl has been called up by the Sweden national team coach to represent his country in the 2026 World Cup qualifying matches. The Swedish player has been a regular presence in the selections of Jon Dahl Tomasson, the national coach of the Nordic country.

Sweden will have a double commitment during the FIFA international break. In the race for a spot in next year's World Cup, the Nordic team will face Slovenia on September 5, and Kosovo on September 8.

Bruno Lage will thus be without a player who has been a starter in most of the matches played by Benfica this season. Although Benfica does not have any matches during the international break, the coaches usually take advantage of the pause to address any issues in the team, since they have more time to do so at that point.

Therefore, Bruno Lage already knows he will be without his Swedish full-back at the beginning of September. Dahl has been an unused substitute in Sweden's recent matches, with the last minutes he played being on March 22, when he played 46 minutes in Sweden's defeat against Luxembourg.

At Benfica, Dahl has been a positive standout since the start of the season. He started and played 90 minutes in every Benfica match so far, with the only exception being the last game against Tondela, in which he was benched but still played 23 minutes under Bruno Lage.

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