Team profile: Sweden
The side from the small Scandinavian nation has a reputation for big results at the World Cup and they will be looking to ruin the dreams of fellow Swede Sven Goran Eriksson. With some big names in their attack ‘Blagult’ will be expecting to feature in the knock out stages of the tournament.
FIFA Ranking: 16
Key players: Zlatan Ibrahimovich, Fredrik Ljungberg, Henrik Larsson
World Cup record: 11th appearance
Best finish: Runner up 1958
Last appearance: Second round 2002
Qualifying route: One of the best two European group runners-up
Key question: While Ibrahimovich and Larsson have had frustrating domestic seasons, can this strike force continue the Swede’s giant killing form?
Squad:
| Goalkeepers | # |
| Andreas Isaksson | 1 |
| John Alvbage | 12 |
| Rami Shaaban | 23 |
| Defenders | |
| Mikael Nilsson | 2 |
| Olof Mellberg | 3 |
| Teddy Lucic | 4 |
| Erik Edman | 5 |
| Petter Hansson | 13 |
| Fredrik Stenman | 14 |
| Karl Svensson | 15 |
| Midfielders | |
| Tobias Linderoth | 6 |
| Niclas Alexandersson | 7 |
| Anders Svensson | 8 |
| Fredrik Ljungberg | 9 |
| Kim Kallstrom | 16 |
| Daniel Andersson | 19 |
| Christian Wilhelmsson | 21 |
| Forwards | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 10 |
| Henrik Larsson | 11 |
| Johan Elmander | 17 |
| Mattias Jonson | 18 |
| Marcus Allback | 20 |
| Markus Rosenberg | 22 |
Group matches:
v Trinidad & Tobago, 16:00 GMT, Saturday 10th June – Dortmund
v Paraguay, 19:00 GMT, Thursday 15th June – Berlin
v England, 19:00 GMT, Tuesday 20th June – Cologne