The Sweden Squad for the 2002 World Cup Finals Pre-England  June 2002
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
7. Alexandersson, Jens Niclas	29 December 1971	30	M	Everton FC, England	59	6
10. Allbäck, Marcus Christian	5 July 1973	28	F	SC Heerenveen, Netherlands	19	9
22. Andersson, Andreas Claes	10 April 1974	28	F	Allmanna IK	33	8
20. Andersson, Daniel Jerry	28 August 1977	24	M	AC Venezia 1907, Italy	38	0
3. Andersson, Patrik Jonas	18 August 1971	30	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	96	3
	Patrik Andersson is injured and unavailable for the England match
13. Antonelius (Gustafsson), Tomas	7 May 1973	29	D	FC Kobenhavn, Denmark	6	0
14. Edman, Erik Kenneth	11 November 1978	23	D	SC Heerenveen, Netherlands	5	0
19. Farnerud, Hans Pontus	4 June 1980	21	M	AS de Monaco FC, France	2	0
1. Hedman, Magnus Carl	19 March 1973	29	G	Coventry City FC, England	45	0
21. Ibrahimovic, Zlatan	3 October 1981	20	F	Amsterdamsche FC Ajax, Netherlands	10	1
23. Isaksson, Andreas	3 October 1981	20	G	Djurgardens IF	1	0
15. Jakobsson, Bo Janne Andreas	6 October 1972	29	D	FC Hansa Rostock eV, Germany	13	0
18. Jonson, Mattias	16 January 1974	28	M	Brondbyernes IF, Denmark	23	2
12. Kihlstedt, Magnus	29 February 1972	30	G	FC Kobenhavn, Denmark	12	0
11. Larsson, Henrik Edward	20 September 1971	30	F	The Celtic FC, Scotland	68	21
6. Linderoth, Tobias Jan Hakan	21 April 1979 born in France	23	M	Everton FC, England	20	1
9. Ljungberg, Karl Fredrik	16 April 1977	25	M	Arsenal FC, England	32	2
16. Lucic, Teddy Mark Sime	15 April 1973	29	D	Allmanna IK	42	0
2. Mellberg, Erik Olof	3 September 1977	24	D	Aston Villa FC, England	22	0
4. Mjallby, Karl Johan Sirward	09 February 1971	31	D	The Celtic FC, Scotland	36	4
8. Svensson, Anders Gunner	17 July 1976	25	D	Southampton FC, England	25	6
17. Svensson, Jan Tore Magnus	10 March 1969	33	M	Brondbyernes IF, Denmark	25	2
5. Svensson, Michael Lennart	25 November 1975	26	D	ES Troyes Aube Champagne, France	11	0

Squad details correct up to and including Sweden's match against Japan on 25 May 2002.

Diary

Sunday, 5 May 2002 - Coaches Lars Lagerback and Tommy Soderberg waited ninety minutes before bringing a press conference to a conclusion by revealing the names of the squad to represent Sweden. None of the sixty journalists in attendance were surprised. Daniel Andersson was the safe choice instead of the talented but young Kim Kallstrom. Everton's Jesper Blomqvist was also excluded.

Thursday, 23 May 2002 - Olof Mellberg and Freddie Ljungberg have a training ground bust-up. After an hour of the team's second workout in Japan, Mellberg came in hard and late on Ljungberg. Ljungberg reacted angrily, grabbing his compatriot, before Daniel Andersson and Henrik Larsson stepped in to seperate the pair.

Saturday, 25 May 2002 - An own goal by Celtic's Johan Mjallby gave World Cup co-hosts Japan a draw against Sweden in their warm-up game in Tokyo.

Saturday, 1 June 2002 - Sweden captain Patrik Andersson has hurt himself during a practice session in preparation for tomorrow's opening World Cup match. The groin injury has ruled him unavailable.

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