The Swedish Football Association are cool on reports linking Notts County director of football Sven-Goran Eriksson with the national team. Current coach Lars Lagerback is set to quit following a disastrous World Cup qualifying campaign.

A spokesman for the Swedish FA said: "The national team's qualification campaign still has a match remaining and a shortlist has not yet been drawn up."

Former England boss Eriksson has previously suggested he would like to lead his country before retiring.

However, his trusted right-hand man Tord Grip told the Daily Mail: "I don't know if he has a clause in his contract, but I'm sure he would be interested, I think.

"Then we'll see if it is the right time, but, at the moment, I don't know. We must wait to see what happens."