STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden midfielder Caroline Seger will participate in her fifth Women’s World Cup after being chosen for the upcoming event in Australia and New Zealand on the age of 38 on Tuesday.
Seger has struggled with accidents since final yr’s European Championship however has proved her health to Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson in her newest comeback for Rosengård.
Speaking earlier than the squad announcement, Gerhardsson informed The Associated Press how necessary Seger was to his staff due to her approach and decision-making in midfield.
“She creates time on the ball because she has good thinking in her head,” Gerhardsson mentioned.
Seger has performed in each World Cup since 2007.
Hours earlier than the squad announcement, defender Hanna Glas took to Instagram to say she wouldn’t be taking part in within the World Cup.
She has been recovering from a knee harm sustained final yr.
“This decision was made thinking of my long-term health, which is the most important,” Glas wrote.
Fridolina Rolfo, who scored the successful objective within the Women’s Champions League remaining for Barcelona this month, was chosen as one of many forwards. Rolfo typically performs as a left again for Barcelona.
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Squad:
Goalkeepers: Tove Enblom (Orebro), Jennifer Falk (Hacken), Zecira Musovic (Chelsea).
Defenders: Jonna Andersson (Hammarby), Nathalie Bjorn (Everton), Magdalena Eriksson (Bayern Munich), Amanda Itestedt (Paris Saint-Germain), Hanna Lundkvist (Atletico Madrid), Anna Sandberg (Hacken), Linda Sembrant (Juventus).
Midfielders: Filippa Angeldahl (Manchester City), Kosovare Asllani (AC Milan), Hanna Bennison (Everton), Lina Hurtig (Arsenal), Elin Rubensson (Hacken), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea), Olivia Schough (Rosengård), Caroline Seger (Rosengård).
Forwards: Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal), Sofia Jakobsson (San Diego Wave), Madelen Janogy (Hammarby), Rebecka Blomqvist (Wolfsburg), Fridolina Rolfo (Barcelona).
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