Jönköpings Södra IF faces Helsingborg on Sunday and wants to take the opportunity to honor Andreas Granqvist for his World Cup performance. Granqvist was part of the Swedish national team that reached the quarterfinals and Jönköpings Södra IF wants to recognize his achievement.

What happens at the match?

Jönköpings Södra IF writes on its website that it wants to thank the Swedish men's national team for their performance and football entertainment during the summer. This will happen before the match against Helsingborgs IF at Stadsparksvallen on Sunday, July 29, and the match starts at 17:30.

Reactions from fans

However, the initiative from the club has not been well received by its own fans, reports Jönköpings-Posten. On social media, several supporters write critically about the expected tribute to Granqvist.

Why is it important?

The club's event manager Sebastian Lagrell responds to the criticism by saying that national team successes unite all of Swedish football and that the tribute was a natural decision. – We're not going to do anything super advanced, but we're incredibly proud of what the national team achieved in Russia. It's good for all of Swedish football, he says to Jönköpings-Posten.