On Tuesday Egyptian-Swedish goalkeeper Rami Shaaban has been named in the final Swedish squad for the World Cup in Germany.



Rami Shaaban, who plays for Norwegian side Fredrikstad F.K. has been selected ahead of frontrunner Eddie Gustafsson of Ham-Kam. The 30-year-old Shaaban said in April that he expects to be chosen because of his experience with his former side Arsenal.





Shaaban told Swedish newspaper Expressen:

"I have played big matches with Arsenal and I know what it takes. Not to sound arrogant, but if I only get to play a few matches more, I will have a very good chance."


Rami Shaaban joined Arsenal in 2002 but featured only three times for the Londoners before breaking his leg and departing the club. Rami Shaaban also played for Egyptian club Dina in the late 1990s before signing for Zamalek but he didn't play any game for the Cairo giants.


Here is the full squad for the swedish national team .



Andreas Isaksson, Rennes

John Alvbåge, Viborg
Rami Shaaban, Fredriksstad

Erik Edman, Rennes
Petter Hansson, Heerenveen

Teddy Lucic, Häcken
Olof Mellberg, Aston Villa

Mikael Nilsson, Panathinaikos
Fredrik Stenman, Bayer Leverkusen

Karl Svensson, IFK Göteborg
Nicklas Alexandersson, IFK Göteborg

Marcus Allbäck, FC Köpenhamn
Daniel Andersson, Malmö FF

Johan Elmander, Bröndby
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Juventus

Mattias Jonson, Djurgården
Kim Källström, Rennes

Henrik Larsson, Barcelona/Helsingborg
Tobias Linderoth, FC Köpenhamn

Fredrik Ljungberg, Arsenal
Markus Rosenberg, Ajax

Anders Svensson, Elfsborg
Christian Wilhelmsson, Anderlecht