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Sweden squad confirmed
11/05/2006: Lars Lagerback has made a couple of surprise choices to represent Sweden in World Cup 2006 which starts on June 9.
The major surprise was the omission of Southampton defender Alexander Ostlund and the inclusion of IFK Gothenburg's Karl Svensson and Fredrik Stenman, who has played consistently well in his first season with Bayer Leverkusen but has still to make his Swedish debut.
An extra surprise was the call-up for Rami Shaaban, once of Arsenal, as one of the three goalies.
"It is quite easy to pick out 15 to 16 players but we had most discussion about the goalkeepers and the defence," said Lagerback.
Full Sweden squad World Cup 2006
Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Stade Rennes), John Alvbage (Viborg), Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad).
Defenders: Erik Edman (Stade Rennes), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen), Teddy Lucic (BK Hacken), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Karl Svensson (IFK Gothenburg), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Fredrik Stenman (Bayer Leverkusen).
Midfielders: Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg), Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Kim Kallstrom (Stade Rennes), Tobias Linderoth (FC Copenhagen), Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg).
Forwards: Johan Elmander (Brondby), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus), Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden), Henrik Larsson (Barcelona), Markus Rosenberg (Ajax Amsterdam), Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen).
The squad is only provisional for the time being with the final squad to be handed into Fifa by May 15.
Sweden face England, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay in their opening group games.
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