Swedish coach Lars Lagerbäck today announced his squad and the whole nation, and the majority of the East End of Glasgow was delighted as Henrik Larsson decided to come out of international retirement to take his place at the tournament.36-year-old Larsson has been continuing to impress this season while playing for his boyhood heroes Helsingborgs and after receiving a surprise call while playing golf the prolific marksman couldn't pass up the chance to head to Switzerland and Austria. One thing's for sure, the sale of Sweden tops in Glasgow has just dramatically increased as the Celtic fans who idolise Larsson after his historic spell with the club will most certainly be snapping them up.
There were no other real surprises in Lagerbäck's squad though veteran Teddy Lucic has decided not to join Larsson in coming out of retirement. Rosenborg's Fredrik Stoor is in ahead of Peter Larsson and Tobias Linderoth, who hasn't played all year has been included but will be replaced by Kennedy Bakircioglu if he fails to prove his fitness at a pre-finals training camp.
Here is the full Swedish squad...
Goalkeepers
Andreas Isaksson Manchester City
Rami Shaaban Hammarby
Johan Wiland Elfsborg
Defenders
Mikael Dorsin CFR 1907 Cluj
Petter Hansson Rennes
Daniel Majstorovic Basle
Olof Mellberg Juventus
Mikael Nilsson Panathinaikos
Andreas Granqvist Wigan Athletic FC
Fredrik Stoor Rosenborg
Midfielders
Niclas Alexandersson IFK Göthenburg
Daniel Andersson Malmö
Kim Källström Lyon
Sebastian Larsson Birmingham City
Fredrik Ljungberg West Ham
Tobias Linderoth Galatasaray
Christian Wilhelmsson Deportivo La Coruña
Anders Svensson Elfsborg
Forwards
Marcus Allbäck FC Copenhagen
Henrik Larsson Helsingborgs
Johan Elmander Toulouse
Zlatan Ibrahimović Inter Milan
Markus Rosenberg Werder Bremen
Suprise inclusion in the squad, Henrik Larsson said "When I said I was retiring, I was in a disappointed frame of mind. I wasn't happy with our performance in that match against Germany, and I wasn't happy with my own performance either. At that point I didn't know that I'd keep playing football for as long as this – or that I would enjoy it as much as I am right now. Lars Lagerbäck phoned me yesterday while I was out playing golf. When I checked my voicemail I made a quick decision to say 'yes'."
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