Soccer-Svensson and Wilhelmsson out of Sweden World Cup ties

STOCKHOLM, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Midfielders Anders Svensson and Christian Wilhelmsson will miss Sweden's opening World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Hungary because of injury.

FC Basel's Behrang Safari has been called up as a replacement, the Swedish FA said on its website (www.svenskfotboll.se) on Wednesday.

Sweden face Albania in Tirana on Saturday before hosting Hungary in Stockholm four days later.

(Writing by Oliver Grassman, editing by Tony Jimenez)