Sweden in the World Cup Finals

Sweden qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals on October 12th, 2005.

World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Sweden's 11th appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Losing finalist -- Sweden 58.

Sweden World Cup Preparations

Sweden will base themselves in Bremen; near the North Sea.

Sweden Team Hotel
Park Hotel:
Im Buergerpark, Bremen.
With a well-deserved reputation for distinguished hospitality in a country house atmosphere and unique location on the edge of Bürgerpark, screened from traffic noise but still central, the Park Hotel Bremen is where Sweden will be staying during the 2006 World Cup Finals.

Hotels in Bremen:
Dortmund, Berlin and Köln aren't the nearest stadiums to Bremen but Swedish fans night think it worthwhile stopping near the team until the tournament gets underway. Bremen is a convenient stop for those travelling overland from Sweden to the first game in Dortmund.

Sweden Friendly Matches
Lost to Ireland (0-3), Wednesday 1st March. (Dublin)

Finland, Thursday 25th May. (Gothenburg)

Chile, Friday 2nd June. (Stockholm)

Sweden in the 2006 World Cup
Group B
Saturday, 10th June
Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden
Dortmund -- (18:00)

Thursday, 15th June
Sweden vs Paraguay
Berlin -- (21:00)

Tuesday, 20th June
Sweden vs England
Köln -- (21:00)

Knockout Stage
Group B winner travels to Stuttgart and the runner-up goes to Munich.

Sweden World Cup Squad 2006
Blågult

Goalkeepers:
1 Andreas Isaksson (Rennes, France)
12 John Alvbage (Viborg, Denmark)
23 Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad, Norway)

Defenders:
2 Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos, Greece)
3 Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa, England)
4 Teddy Lucic (Hacken)
5 Erik Edman (Rennes, France)
13 Petter Hansson (Heerenveen, Holland)
14 Fredrik Stenman (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
15 Karl Svensson (IFK Goteborg)

Midfielders:
6 Tobias Linderoth (Copenhagen, Denmark)
7 Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Goteborg)
8 Anders Svensson (Elfsborg)
9 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal, England)
16 Kim Kallstrom (Rennes, France)
17 Johan Elmander (Brondby, Denmark)
18 Mattias Jonson (Djurgarden)
19 Daniel Andersson (Malmo)
21 Christian Wilhelmsson (Anderlecht, Belgium)

Forwards:
10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus, Italy)
11 Henrik Larsson (Barcelona, Spain - Moving to Helsingborg)
20 Marcus Allback (Copenhagen, Denmark)
22 Markus Rosenberg (Ajax, Holland)

Trainer:
Lars Lagerback.

Players to watch:
1 Andreas Isaksson (Rennes, France)
10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus, Italy)
9 Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal, England)

Destination Sweden

Sweden Travel Notes:
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