Sweden Names Squad for December European Championship
Sweden national team captain Tomas Axnér announced the squad for the upcoming European Championship on Monday, selecting a 19-player roster for the international tournament, swedenherald.com reported.
The tournament runs from December 3 to 20 across six host cities: Katowice in Poland, Brno in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia, Antalya in Turkey, and Oradea and Cluj-Napoca in Romania. Twenty-four national teams will compete across the multi-nation event. Sweden opens its group stage matches in Bratislava, where the squad faces last year’s World Cup finalists Germany, along with host nation Slovakia and Serbia. The top two teams from the group advance to the intermediate round in Katowice.
Selected Players Across All Positions
The announced roster features selections across every court position for the December tournament:
* Left wing: Elin Hansson (Esbjerg), Clara Lerby (Nykøbing Falster)
* Line player: Olivia Löfqvist (Esbjerg), Emma Olsson (Dortmund), Isabelle Rydén (Nykøbing Falster)
* Right wing: Mathilda Lundström (Skara), Clara Petersson Bergsten (Molde)
* Left back: Tyra Axnér (Bucharest), Charité Mumbongo (Besançon), Hanna Lundvall (Skara)
* Centre back: Emma Lindqvist (Ikast), Jenny Carlson (Bucharest), Emma Wahlström (Nordvestjysk Elite)
* Right back: Nina Dano (Høj), Nina Koppang (Sävehof)
* Goalkeepers: Johanna Bundsen (Odense), Evelina Eriksson (Gloria Bistrita), Stina Littorin (Nordvestjysk Elite)
Tournament Format and Next Stage Matches
Twenty-four teams enter the opening phase of the European Championship, divided across host venues in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, and Romania. Sweden’s placement in Bratislava pits the team against Germany, Slovakia, and Serbia in the preliminary group stage. Teams finishing in the top two spots of their respective groups will advance directly to the intermediate round hosted in Katowice, Poland.
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