Euro 2008 Sweden Team Guide
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Route to the tournamentSwedens Route to Euro 2008: A helping hand from Denmark
A helping hand from a Denmark fan literally handed Sweden qualification to Euro 2008 when in the pairs first meeting in Group E an irate Denmark fan ran onto the pitch to confront referee Herbert Fandel. Despite the score being level at 3-3 with just minutes to play his action resulted in the game being cancelled and a 0-3 win being given to Sweden. The loss of a point for Denmark combined with the extra 2 that Sweden received was crucial to the 6 point gap that developed between the pair by the end of qualifying.by James on Tuesday, 13th May 2008
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history at the tournamentEuropean Championship History: Sweden
Strangely Sweden have made little impression on the European Championships qualifying for the tournament only three times, all in recent history whilst at the World Cup they can boast 4 semi final appearances, finishing as runners-up in 1958, just two years before the first ever European Championships.by James on Tuesday, 13th May 2008
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Key PlayerSwedens key player: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
To select a striker who didnt register a single goal in the qualifying rounds for the tournament as his countrys key man may not seem to make sense. However, despite his mini goal draught for his country, Ibrahimovic remains his countrys most important player, their talisman and main goal scorer.by James on Saturday, 31st May 2008
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Player to WatchSwedens Player to Watch: Kim Kallstrom
After impressing at the World Cup in 2006 in Swedens colours, this could be the tournament that sees Kim Kallstrom make the jump into those midfielders considered as world-class. The 25 year old Olympique Lyon midfielder has enjoyed another stellar season in French football, his 5th in total, and of course another Championship winning one.by James on Saturday, 31st May 2008
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Team GuideSweden – Growing old together
With just three players under the age of 25 in the 23 man squad named by Lars Lagerback for Sweden for the forthcoming Euro 2008 tournament, the squad is one of the oldest at the tournament.by James on Saturday, 31st May 2008
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