Coach: Lars Lagerback

Star Players: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrik Larsson, Fredrik Ljungberg

Tournament Best: Runners Up 1958

Last Time: Lost to Senegal in Second Round

Qualifying: 2nd in Europe Group 8

Top Scorer In Qualifying: Ibrahimovic 8

Whilst Sweden are not one of the favourites for the World Cup, they are not too far behind the top teams and can be considered one of the potential 'dark horses'.

With players such as Freddie Ljungberg, Henrik Larsson and in particular Zlatan Ibrahimovich, the Scandinavians have enough attacking talent in their ranks to damage any backline.

If they are going to go far this summer, their lesser known players will have to emerge on the biggest stage of all.

Men such as Rennes' creative midfielder Kim Kallstrom and Anderlecht's pacy winger Christian Wilhelmsson have undoubted talent and if they can perform in Germany, Sweden could shine.

They have a good goalkeeper in Andreas Isaksson, and the only weak area is defence. Sweden have struggled to find someone at right-back, and in the centre Teddy Lucic may struggle to cope with the world's best.