Sweden women's soccer national team will play Nigeria in their World Cup Group B opening match on Tuesday:
Location: Chengdu Sports Center Stadium, Chengdu, Southwest China
Time: Tuesday September 11, 2000 local time
World Cup Capacity: 39,225
Squad:
Sweden
Goalkeepers: 1-Hedvig Lindahl, 12-Sofia Lundgren, 21-Kristin Hammarstrom
Defenders: 2-Karolina Westberg, 3-Stina Segerstrom, 4-Hanna Marklund, 6-Sara Thunebro, 7- Sara Larsson, 13-Frida Ostberg, 16-Anna Paulson, 19-Charlotte Rohlin (Linkopings, Sweden)
Midfielders: 5-Caroline Seger, 8-Charlotta Schelin, 15-Therese Sjogran, 18-Nilla Fischer, 20- Linda Forsberg
Forwards: 9-Therese Lundin, 10-Hanna Ljungberg, 11-Victoria Svensson, 14-Sara Johansson, 17- Madelaine Edlund
Nigeria
Goalkeepers: 1-Precious Dede, 12-Tochukwu Oluehi, 21-Aladi Ayegba
Defenders: 3-Ayisat Yusuf, 5-Onome Ebi, 13- Christie George, 14-Faith Ikidi, 16-Ulumma Jerome, 17-Yinka Kudaisi, 19-Lilian Cole
Midfielders: 2-Efioanwan Ekpo, 6-Gift Otuwe, 9- Ogonna Chukwudi, 15-Maureen Mmadu, 20-Maureen Eke
Forwards: 4-Perpetua Nkwocha, 7-Stella Mbachu, 8-Ifeanyi Chiejine, 10-Rita Chikwelu, 11-Chi-Chi Igbo, 18-Cynthia Uwak
Suspended: None
Injured: None
Referee: Niu Huijun (China)
Linesman: Liu Hongjuan (China), Fu Hongjue ( China)
Source: Xinhua
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