Latvia V Sweden

The Swedish coach Lars Lagerback has a stronger squad for the away Euro 2008 qualifier against Latvia and the home game against Liechtenstein. Sweden's last game saw them get thumped 3-0 by Germany.

Lagerback has confirmed that he believes the first Euro 2008 match on 2nd September is the harder of the two seeing as Latvia only lost one home game in the World Cup qualifiers and managed a stunning four out of six points against Sweden.

Unlike the Republic of Ireland who named a 23-man squad and Denmark who named a 24-man squad, the Swedish coach has only selected 20 players to be available.

In the recent past, many of the players would have been plying thier trade on a regular basis in the English leagues, only three are: Andreas Isaksson, Olof Mellberg and Fredrik Ljungberg.

The full Sweden squad:

Goalkeepers:
Andreas Isaksson (Manchester City)
Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad FK)

Defenders:
Petter Hansson (Heerenveen)
Mikael Antonsson (Panathinaikos)
Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos)
Fredrik Stenman (Bayer Leverkusen)
Karl Svensson (Rangers)
Erik Edman (Stade Rennes)
Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa)

Midfielders:
Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg)
Daniel Andersson (Malmo)
Kim Kallstrom (Olympique Lyon)
Tobias Linderoth (FC Copenhagen)
Christian Wilhelmsson (Nantes)
Anders Svensson (Elfsborg)
Johan Elmander (Toulouse)

Forwards:
Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen)
Markus Rosenberg (Ajax Amsterdam)
Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan)

Latvia squad:

Goalkeepers:
Aleksandrs Kolinko (FC Rubin Kazan)
Andris Vanins (FK Ventspils)
Deniss Romanovs (SK Ditton)

Defenders:
Igor Stepanovs (FK Jurmala)
Maris Smirnovs (SK Ditton)
Deniss Ivanovs (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs)
Oskars Klava (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs)
Dzintars Zirnis (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs),
Igors Korablovs (FK Riga)
Kaspars Gorkšs (FK Ventspils)
Deniss Kacanovs (FK Ventspils)

Midfielders:
Jurijs Laizans (FC Rostov),
Imants Bleidelis (FK Jurmala)
Andrejs Rubins (FC Shinnik Yaroslavl)
Gennadijs Solonicins (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs)
Vitalijs Astafjevs (Skonto FC)
Viktors Morozs (Skonto FC)
Aleksejs Višnjakovs (Skonto FC)

Forwards: Maris Verpakovskis (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Girts Karlsons (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs), Vits Rimkus (FK Ventspils), Andrejs Prohorenkovs (FK Jurmala), Marians Pahars (Anorthosis Famagusta FC).