SWEDEN

The swedes are here for the eleventh time with their best performance being 1957 when they were runners up to Brazil (5-2). Ranked 16th in the world, there is no doubt that sweden could cause some upsets and will probably do well at this world cup.

Key Players (to watch): Ziatan Ibrahimovich, HemricK Larsson

Population: 9,001,774

Size: 449,964sq km.

Language: Swedish

Capital: Stockholm

Currency: Swedish Krona

Rating Code ( Probabity of winning the world cup): Yellow

Team list:

1   GK ISAKSSON Andreas Rennes, FRA

2   DF NILSSON Mikael Panathinaikos, GRE

3   DF MELLBERG Olof Aston Villa, ENG

4   DF LUCIC Teddy Haecken, SWE

5   DF EDMAN Erik Rennes, FRA

6   MF LINDEROTH Tobias Copenhagen, DEN

7   MF ALEXANDERSSON Niclas Gothenburg, SWE

8   MF SVENSSON Anders Elfsborg, SWE

9   MF LJUNGBERG Freddie Arsenal, ENG

10 FW IBRAHIMOVIC Zlatan Juventus, ITA

11 FW LARSSON Henrik Barcelona, ESP

12 GK ALVBAGE John Viborg, DEN

13 DF HANSSON Petter Heerenveen, NED

14 DF STENMAN Fredrik Bayer Leverkusen, GER

15 DF SVENSSON Karl Gothenburg, SWE

16 MF KALLSTROM Kim Rennes, FRA

17 FW ELMANDER Johan Brondby, DEN

18 FW JONSON Mattias Djurgarden, SWE

19 MF ANDERSSON Daniel Malmo, SWE

20 FW ALLBACK Marcus Copenhagen, DEN

21 MF WILHELMSSON Christian Anderlecht, BEL

22 FW ROSENBERG Markus Ajax, NED

23 GK SHAABAN Rami Fredrikstad, NOR

Coach: LAGERBACK Lars