Sweden National Football Team

Governing body Svenska Fotbollförbundet Affiliated 1904 Stadium Råsundastadion (36,608 seats) Manager J. Andersson FIFA Ranking 25

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Goalkeepers
R. Olsen	V. Johansson	K. Nordfeldt
Defenders
M. Olsson	C. Starfelt	H. Ekdal
V. Lindelöf	E. Kurtulus	G. Gudmundsson
L. Wahlqvist	D. Sundgren	I. Hien
Midfielders
M. Rohdén	H. Larsson	Samuel Gustafson
E. Forsberg Goals: 1	M. Svanberg	K. Sema
K. Olsson	D. Kulusevski	J. Cajuste
V. Claesson	A. Ekdal	J. Karlström
Attackers
J. Karlsson Goals: 1	V. Gyökeres Goals: 1	A. Elanga Goals: 1
A. Isak	R. Quaison

#	Name	Age								A
Goalkeepers
	R. Olsen	33	270	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	V. Johansson	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
	K. Nordfeldt	34	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0
Defenders
	M. Olsson	35	90	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	C. Starfelt	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	H. Ekdal	24	136	2	2	0	1	1	0		0	0	0
	V. Lindelöf	29	270	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
	E. Kurtulus	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	G. Gudmundsson	24	95	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
	L. Wahlqvist	26	270	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
	D. Sundgren	32
	I. Hien	24	134	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0
Midfielders
	M. Rohdén	32
	H. Larsson	19
	Samuel Gustafson	28	270	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
	E. Forsberg	31	221	3	3	0	3	0	1		0	0	0
	M. Svanberg	24	267	3	3	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	K. Sema	29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0
	K. Olsson	28	64	1	1	0	1	2	0		0	1	0
	D. Kulusevski	23	259	3	3	0	2	0	0		0	1	0
	J. Cajuste	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0
	V. Claesson	31	39	3	0	3	0	3	0		0	0	0
	A. Ekdal	34	46	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0
	J. Karlström	28	63	2	0	2	0	3	0		1	0	0
Attackers
	J. Karlsson	25	21	2	0	2	0	3	1		0	0	0
	V. Gyökeres	25	127	3	1	2	1	2	1		1	1	0
	A. Elanga	21	6	2	0	2	0	3	1		0	0	0
	A. Isak	23	220	3	3	0	3	0	0		0	0	0
	R. Quaison	29	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	0

After frequently teasing fans on social media with his apparent inclusion in Sweden's World Cup squad, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been denied the honor to come out of international retirement. The player came under immense criticism after he sort to sneak into the setup despite playing no role in the tedious qualification phase for his motherland.

On Tuesday, coach of Sweden, Janne Andersson put the whole fiasco to bed by not yielding to Zlatan's demands since he made his retirement after an unsuccessful Euro 2016 spell.

Coach's Objective

Going into the summer's competition, the 55-year-old manager will aim to progress to the last 16 stage when he features against the likes of Germany, Mexico, and South Korea in Group F. His side will kick-start their campaign against South Korea in their first group game and a favorable result will go a long way in helping them when they come against Germany and Mexico in subsequent games.

New Faces

There will not be any debutant for the Swedish side in Russia as all the 23 players have had prior experience playing for the team.

Veterans

In Zlatan Ibrahimovic's absence, goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt alongside the likes of Jimmy Durmaz, Andreas Granqvist and Victor Lindeloff will come in with the much needed experience for the Swedes.

Absentees

The most notable among the lots is obviously Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Jakob Johansson who scored the only goal in Sweden's 1-0 aggregate win against Italy in the play-offs was left out of the final list after failing to recover from a serious knee injury in time.

Below is the full 23-man shortlist for Russia 2018:

Goalkeepers: Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea), Robin Olsen (FC Copenhagen)

Defenders: Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar), Filip Helander (Bologna), Pontus Jansson (Leeds), Emil Krafth (Bologna), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Victor Lindelof (Manchester United), Martin Olsson (Swansea)

Midfielders: Viktor Claesson (Krasnodar), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), Emil Forsberg (Leipzig), Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa), Sebastian Larsson (Hull), Marcus Rohden (Crotone), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders)

Forwards: Marcus Berg (Al Ain), John Guidetti (Alaves), Isaac Kiese Thelin (Waasland-Beveren), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse).