World Cup Team Guide: Sweden

Manager: Janne Andersson

Key player: Emil Forsberg - The RB Leipzig man is the player charged with providing the creativity in what looks to be a largely functional side on paper. Forsberg starred at club level last season and will now be given the chance to do the same on the biggest stage of all.

Qualifying:

Sweden defeated Italy 1-0 over two legs of a European play-off to secure a place at the tournament, having finished second behind France in Group A.

Last time out:

2014 World Cup:

Sweden failed to qualify for the tournament after finishing second behind Germany in Group C in qualifying, before being defeated 4-2 on aggregate by a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired Portugal side in the play-offs.

History:

The Scandinavians have featured at 11 tournaments in their history, with their best finish coming on home turf in 1958, when they were beaten 5-2 by Pele's Brazil in the final. A third-placed finish followed in 1994 in the USA, but that is the only time they have progressed beyond the round of 16 since 1958.

Who will they face?

South Korea (1pm, June 18, Nizhny Novgorod), Germany (7pm, June 23, Sochi), Mexico (3pm, June 27, Ekaterinburg).

Final squad:

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

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

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

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