Soccer-Lagerback names Sweden squad against Albania and Hungary

Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:03pm BST
 
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STOCKHOLM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Coach Lars Lagerback on Tuesday named a 22-man squad for Sweden's World Cup Group One qualifiers against Albania and Hungary in September.

The Swedes, who will be bidding to reach their sixth consecutive World Cup, begin their qualifying campaign against the Albanians on Sept. 6 in Tirana and host the Hungarians in Stockholm four days later.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven), Johan Wiland (Elfsborg).

Defenders: Andreas Granqvist (Groningen), Petter Hansson (Stade Rennes), Daniel Majstorovic (AEK Athens), Olof Mellberg (Juventus), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Max von Schlebrugge (Brondby), Fredrik Stoor (Fulham), Oscar Wendt (FC Copenhagen).

Midfielders: Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Viktor Elm (Kalmar), Samuel Holmen (Brondby), Kim Kallstrom (Olympique Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City), Tobias Linderoth (Galatasaray), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal).

Strikers: Marcus Berg (Groningen), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborg), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen).

(Writing by Oliver Grassman; Editing by Clare Fallon)

 

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