Back Sweden @
50/1 to win the
World Cup......4/1
to win
Group B......
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Back Paraguay @
300/1 to win the
World Cup.....16/1
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Group B......
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Sweden goalkeeper
Andreas Isaksson who missed the first match after suffering mild
concussion in a training accident is expected to return. Midfielder
Tobias Linderoth who had a slight knock on his knee in Saturday's 0-0
draw with Trinidad & Tobago is also expected to start. Captain
Olof Mellberg and midfielder Freddie Ljungberg had a verbal bust-up in
the dressing room after 10-man Trinidad held Sweden to a draw in their
Group B World Cup game.
Paraguay goalkeeper
Justo Villar (calf) who was injured in the opening match against England
is expected to miss the rest of the tournament. Defender Delio Toledo
who injured his calf in training on Monday has been ruled out for this
match. Midfielder Carlos Bonet is expected to play despite picking up a
slight knock against England.
Sweden's frustration to
win their first match against Trinidad & Tobago
almost
led to a burst-up between their captain O.Mallberg and Arsenal's
F.Ljungberg indicate clearly what their intentions are. They were
somewhat less fortunate not to take all 3 points in a game they
dominated against a side who played the final 44 minutes of the game
with a man short but just could not find the breakthrough and when they
do they found West Ham's keeper Shaka Hislop in stunning form. Paraguay
recovered from an early setback and played more of a side that held
tournament's favourites, Brazil and Argentina in their qualifying
campaign despite losing 1-0 to England in the opener. The way their
opponents dominated the early stages of the game you would have thought
a much heavy defeat beckoned. This should be a hard fought affair both
desperately needing the win but I go for the Swedes who are more
predictable on their play as well as commitment.
Back Sweden on a - 1/2 ball in Asian Handicap @ 2.05 with
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Sweden :
coach Lars Lagerback
Goalkeepers:
1 ISAKSSON Andreas(Rennes, FRA), 12 ALVBAGE John(Viborg, DEN), 23 SHAABAN Rami(Fredrikstad,
NOR)
Defenders: 2 NILSSON Mikael(Panathinaikos, GRE), 3 MELLBERG Olof(Aston
Villa, ENG), 4 LUCIC Teddy(Haecken, SWE), 5 EDMAN Erik(Rennes, FRA), 13 HANSSON Petter(Heerenveen,
NED), 14 STENMAN Fredrik(Bayer Leverkusen, GER), 15 SVENSSON Karl(Gothenburg,
SWE)
Midfielders: 6 LINDEROTH Tobias(Copenhagen, DEN), 7 ALEXANDERSSON Niclas(Gothenburg,
SWE), 8
SVENSSON Anders(Elfsborg, SWE), 9 LJUNGBERG Freddie(Arsenal, ENG), 16 KALLSTROM Kim(Rennes,
FRA), 19 ANDERSSON
Daniel(Malmo, SWE), 21 WILHELMSSON Christian(Anderlecht, BEL)
Forwards: 10 IBRAHIMOVIC Zlatan(Juventus, ITA), 11 LARSSON Henrik(Barcelona,
ESP), 17 ELMANDER
Johan(Brondby, DEN), 18 JONSON Mattias(Djurgarden, SWE), 20 ALLBACK Marcus(Copenhagen,
DEN), 22 ROSENBERG Markus(Ajax, NED)
Paraguay :
coach Aníbal Ruiz Leites (Uruguayan)
Goalkeepers:
1 VILLAR Justo(Newells Old Boys, ARG), 12 GOMEZ Derlis(Sportivo Luqueno,
PAR), 22 BOBADILLA Aldo(Libertad, PAR)
Defenders: 2 NUNEZ Jorge(Estudiantes, ARG), 3 TOLEDO Delio(Zaragoza,
ESP), 4 GAMARRA Carlos(Palmeiras, BRA), 5 CACERES Julio Cesar(River
Plate, ARG), 14 DA SILVA Paulo(Toluca, MEX), 15 MANZUR Julio(Santos,
BRA), 21 CANIZA Denis(Cruz Azul, MEX)
Midfielders: 6 BONET Carlos(Libertad, PAR), 7 CABANAS Salvador(Jaguares
Chiapas, MEX), 8 BARRETO EdgarNEC Nijmegen, NED),
10 ACUNA Roberto(Deportivo La Coruna, ESP), 11 GAVILAN Diego(Newells Old
Boys, ARG), 13 PAREDES Carlos(Reggina, ITA), 16 RIVEROS
Cristian(Libertad, PAR), 17 MONTIEL Jose(Olimpia Asuncion, PAR), 19 DOS SANTOS Julio(Bayern
Munich, GER)
Forwards: 9 SANTA CRUZ Roque(Bayern Munich, GER), 18 VALDEZ Nelson(Werder
Bremen, GER), 20 CARDOZO Jose(no club affiliation),
23 CUEVAS Nelson(Pachuca, MEX)
Probable
lineups:
Sweden (4-4-2):
1-Andreas Isaksson (39-0); 2-Mikael Nilsson (27-3), 3-Olof Mellberg
(65-2), 4-Teddy Lucic (82-0), 5-Erik Edman (38-1); 6-Tobias Linderoth
(57-1), 9-Fredrik Ljungberg (58-12), 21-Christian Wilhelmsson (30-2);
16-Kim Kallstrom (35-4); 10-Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39-18), 11-Henrik
Larsson (90-35)
Paraguay (4-4-2):
22-Aldo Bobadilla (7-0); 21-Denis Caniza (75-1), 5-Julio Cesar Caceres
(33-2), 4-Carlos Gamarra (107-12), 2-Jorge Nunez (16-1); 6-Carlos Bonet
(30-1), 10-Roberto Acuna (94-5), 13-Carlos Paredes (69-10), 16-Cristian
Riveros (10-0); 9-Roque Santa Cruz (43-13), 18-Nelson Haedo Valdez
(12-4)
Referee:
Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
Linesmen: Roman Slysko (Slovakia), Martin Balko (Slovakia)
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