The squad of 20 players, six of which are debutants, were presented on Monday morning.
The body of the team that won the World Cup gold in Slovakia 2017 remains.
- It's an incredible benefit. It is so much more than just the matches during a World Cup, so it is good that many players know how it works. But one should not detract from younger, unexperienced World Cup debutants. We have a good balance, a good tip and a sense of security in the group, ”says Åsa Karlsson.
Noteworthy is that Sweden has a whole new goalkeeper pair in the form of Amanda Hill (Kais Mora) and Alexandra Durling (Täby) who both make the World Cup debut.
- Both are debutants but have played important matches in the past, such as the SM finals, so I don't think it will be a problem, says star Amanda Delgado Johansson to SVT Sport.
The big favorite Sweden, with six straight World Cup gold, starts against Slovakia on December 7, but also has the Czech Republic and Latvia in their group.
- It takes a lot for Sweden and Finland to miss the World Cup final, but for example, I think the Czech Republic has impressed lately so it is important that we have respect for the opponents, says Delgado Johansson.