Euro2012: Sweden name final 23 players squad

Sweden have named their 23 players squad ahead of the 2012 European Championships. Sweden have been drawn in Group D along with co-host Ukraine, France and England. Sweden coach Erik Hamren decided to take striker Johan Elmander though he is currently not fit, while leaving out talented youngster John Guidetti, who hasn’t recovered quickly enough.

SWEDEN

GoalkeepersPar Hansson (FF Helsingborgs), Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven), Johan Wiland (FC Copenhagen)

DefendersMikael Antonsson (FC Bologna), Andreas Granqvist (FC Genoa 93), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Olof Mellberg (Olympiacos Piräus), Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion), Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers), Behrang Safari (RSC Anderlecht)

MidfieldersEmir Bajrami (FC Twente Enschede), Rasmus Elm (AZ Alkmaar), Samuel Holmen (Istanbul BB), Kim Kallstrom (Olympique Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Pontus Wernbloom (CSKA Moscow), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al Hilal)

ForwardsJohan Elmander (Galatasaray), Tobias Hysen (IFK Gothenburg), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), Markus Rosenberg (SV Werder Bremen), Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven)