Sweden 23-man Fifa World Cup 2018 squad
Crunch time for Zlatan: Sweden names 2018 World Cup squad
Sweden coach Janne Andersson named a 23-man World Cup squad on Tuesday that dashed the remaining faint hopes of fans expecting to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic feature at Russia 2018.
Sweden beat Italy in the World Cup playoffs last November, starting hypothesis that previous Juventus, AC Milan, Barcelona and Manchester United striker Ibrahimovic would leave worldwide retirement.
Two weeks back the 6ft 4ins (1.95m) striker, who quit the national squad in 2016 and is presently playing for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major Soccer League, said he would not alter his opinion on the issue.
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Goalkeepers: Robin Olsen (FC Copenhagen/DEN), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea/ENG), Karl-Johan Johnsson (Guingamp/FRA).
Defenders: Andreas Granqvist (Krasnodar/RUS), Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, (Manchester United/ENG), Mikael Lustig (Celtic/SCO), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen/GER), Pontus Jansson (Leeds/ENG), Emil Krafth (Bologna/ITA), Filip Helander (Bologna/ITA), Martin Olsson (Swansea/ENG).
Midfielders: Sebastian Larsson (Hull/ENG), Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC/USA), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg/GER), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig/GER), Viktor Claesson (Krasnodar/RUS), Jimmy Durmaz (Toulouse/FRA), Marcus Rohden (Crotone/ITA), Oscar Hiljemark (Genoa/ITA)
Forwards: Marcus Berg (Al Ain/UAE), John Guidetti (Alaves/ESP), Isaac Kiese-Thelin (Waslan Beevers/BEL), Ola Toivonen (Toulouse/FRA)
