Football. referee Howard Webb will not fall for Portugal's "tricks"

Sweden midfielder Sebastian Larsson believes English referee Howard Webb will not fall for Portugal's "tricks" when the two countries meet in the second leg of their World Cup play-off.

Webb is in charge for Tuesday's tie in Solna, with Portugal having defeated Sweden 1-0 in Friday's first leg.
"We have an English referee now so we can probably go in a bit harder," said Sunderland player Larsson.

Zero Zlatan

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic failed to register a single touch in the opposite box against Portugal

"I do not think he is going to fall for the same tricks so easily."

Cristiano Ronaldo headed Portugal's late winner in the first leg, but the Real Madrid forward also won a number of free-kicks.
"Howard Webb is used to refereeing where the game is a little more physical," added Larsson. "He's a great referee, too, which is important for such a big game."
Portugal coach Paulo Bento believes his team will have to overcome "enormous difficulties" as they try to hold on to their slender advantage.
"We'll have to be tactically and mentally prepared because we'll face 90 minutes of suffering to reach our objective," said Bento.
"I think it will be a similar situation to our own, when we try to stop the organisation of Sweden and us having in mind of course trying to stop [Sweden forward Zlatan] Ibrahimovic."
After his goal proved the difference in the first leg, Ronaldo said he is expecting "a battle".
"Portugal have a small advantage and we are expecting a very difficult game, but we are ready," said former Manchester United forward Ronaldo.
"We will have to be fully focused. More than anything else, these players want to be in Brazil, so we will give our best to get there."
Sweden boss Erik Hamren's contract expires at the end of the year and he knows this could be his last match in charge of the national side if they fail to reach Brazil.
"I expect drama to the very end," he said.
"I would like us to score an early goal, or really preferably two. But we won't get stressed if we don't deliver in the first half.
"I expect a really tough game because they are a good team. We need to be better in our offence than we were in the second half in Lisbon."
He added: "It's happened to me a few times before as a club coach, when you know that if you lose a game there's not much left of the job.
"But I'm not thinking about that one bit. My focus is on succeeding. If we do succeed, we don't need to discuss it."