Most expect the Swede’s to finish second in the group behind the powerhouse Americans, which will more than likely set up a match-up with Brazil in the second round.

Watch Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs. Sevilla in Wednesday's UEFA Europa League final from Warsaw live on Sportsnet. Coverage begins at 2:20 pm ET/11:30 am PT.

In Francis Coquelin, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has seemingly finally found an integral component of his midfield going forward and it didn’t cost him anything other than a little patience.

Guardian soccer writer Jamie Jackson talked about Manuel Pellegrini and his future at Manchester City with the European Football Weekly on Sportsnet 590 The FAN.

Watch all eight of Thursday's UEFA Europa League games live on Sportsnet, including Dynamo Kyiv vs Everton, Inter Milan vs Wolfsburg and AS Roma vs Fiorentina. Coverage begins at 1:00 pm ET.

Watch Feyenoord vs AS Roma (four main Sportsnet channels), Everton vs Young Boys (Sportsnet ONE) and Sporting vs Wolfsburg (Sportsnet World). Watch 2 other games online at Sportsnet World NOW.

Yaya Toure's Ivory Coast is just one of the favourites at this year's Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guniea, set to take the continent by storm on January 17.