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During qualification [B]Sweden[/B] were in the same group as Spain, finishing two points off the winners. They won 8, drew 2 and lost 2 (to Northern Ireland, 1-2 in Belfast, and Spain, 0-3 in Madrid), scoring 23 and conceding 9. Former Aston Villa man Marcus Allback was their top scorer with 6, and they kept 6 clean sheets. The Swedes qualified under controversial circumstances though after being awarded a 3-0 from their game in Copenhagen against Denmark. With the game level at 3-3, referee Herbert Fandel awarded the Swedes a penalty and sent off Chrsitan Poulsen. A Danish fan ran onto the pitch and assaulted the ref, so the game was abandoned and Sweden were awarded the win. From then onwards Denmark struggled to qualify. At Euro 2004, despite winning only one of their games, Sweden finished group winners. A 5-0 win over Bulgaria at the group stage proved crucial as qualification from the group was settled on goal difference with three teams tied on 5 points each. However, they were eliminated by Holland in the quarters. Their best ever performance in the finals was reaching the semis in 1992 - the year they hosted the tournament. [B]Henrik Larsson has now retired so all hopes will be pinned on Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic[/B]. Tobias Linderoth looks to break up attacks and they sit patiently to play on the break.
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King Henrik has came out of retirement to play in this tournament mate, watch out for him, scored a cracking goal at the weekend at Celtic park in a memorial match for Phil O'Donnell
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Still looks fit as ever, so expect to see him play a fair percentage of the games
