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Facts: Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden
06-08-2006

WUEMME, Germany (Reuters): Trinidad & Tobago face Sweden in their opening Group B match of the World Cup finals on Saturday:

Where: Westfalenstadion, Dortmund.
World Cup Capacity: 63,700
When: Saturday June 10, 1800 local (1600 GMT)
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Teams: Likely formation; shirt numbers, caps and goals, coach:

Trinidad & Tobago (4-4-2):
1-Shaka Hislop (24-0); 6-Dennis Lawrence (63-4), 4-Marvin Andrews (98-10), 3-Avery John (57-0), 8-Cyd Gray (39-1); 7-Chris Birchall (19-3), 9-Aurtis Whitley (24-1), 11-Carlos Edwards (51-1) 15-Kenwyne Jones (29-2); 14-Stern John (95-65), 19-Dwight Yorke (54-15)
Coach: Leo Beenhakker

Sweden (4-4-2):
1-Andreas Isaksson (39-0); 3-Olof Mellberg (64-2), 4-Teddy Lucic (81-0), 5-Erik Edman (37-1), 14-Fredrik Stenman (1-0); 6-Tobias Linderoth (56-1), 9-Fredrik Ljungberg (57-12), 21-Christian Wilhelmsson (29-2); 19-Daniel Andersson (47-0); 10-Zlatan Ibrahimovic (38-18), 11-Henrik Larsson (89-35)
Coach: Lars Lagerback

Team News:
Suspended - None
Injured - None
Doubtful: Swedish midfielder Tobias Linderoth has missed two training sessions with slight thigh problem but is expected to be ready to start.

General:
Having waited 40 years to reach their first World Cup finals, Trinidad & Tobago will aim to make the most of the moment.

The Swedish strikers will be made to work by the experienced Marvin Andrews at the heart of the defence and Shaka Hislop between the posts. The lively Chris Birchall in midfield will roam freely and is likely to cause problems at the opposite end.

Trinidad & Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker will make wholesale changes from the side that could only manage a 2-1 victory against German third division side St Pauli on Monday.

Sweden won a tough group four years ago ahead of England, Argentina and Nigeria and hope to win their group again -- which again includes England.

Key Quotes:
Trinidad & Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker: "I think a lot of people will be surprised at what we will be able to do at the World Cup. This is a very good squad of players."

Swedish coach Lars Lagerback: "The most important thing, especially at the beginning of the match, is not to let them score. It's up to us to play our game with a high tempo.

Key Stats: Trinidad & Tobago are the smallest country in the finals -- the two-island country has a population of just 1.1 million.

Sweden had the highest goals per match ratio of any European World Cup qualifier scoring 30 times in their 10 matches while conceding only four goals.

Previous World Cup meetings:
None

Next matches:
June 15
England v Trinidad & Tobago, Nuremburg, 1800 local
Sweden v Paraguay, Berlin, 2100 local

June 20
Sweden v England, Cologne, 2100 local
Paraguay v Trinidad & Tobago, 2100 local