Sweden midfielder Tobias Linderoth has been given the all-clear to play at Euro 2008 following injury.
The 29-year-old Galatasaray player underwent hip surgery at the start of the year but returned to the national set-up for their friendly against Slovenia on Monday.
And after scoring the only goal in the 1-0 win, Linderoth has been given the go-ahead to play at the European Championships.
"(My inclusion) was uncertain until I played the opening half of the match on Monday, but I think it went quite well," Linderoth said.
"I don't feel like I've lost much from a playing point of view during those five months out so I was satisfied."
Coach Lars Lagerback had already announced his 23-man squad earlier in May but with questions marks still hanging over Linderoth's fitness.
Kennedy Bakircioglu had been placed on reserve in case Linderoth failed to make the squad, but will now miss out on a trip to Austria and Switzerland.
Sweden open their Euro 2008 campaign against Greece on June 10 before facing Spain and Russia.
Sweden's final squad: Isaksson (Man City), Shaaban (Hammarby), Wiland (Elfsborg); Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Mellberg (Aston Villa), Hansson (Rennes), Stoor (Rosenborg), Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg), Majstorovic (Basle), Dorsin (CFR Cluj); Linderoth (Galatasaray), Ljungberg (West Ham), Svensson (Elfsborg), Granqvist (Helsingborg), Kallstrom (Lyon), S Larsson (Birmingham), Andersson (Malmo), Wilhelmsson (Deportivo La Coruna); Ibrahimovic (Internazionale), Elmander (Toulouse), H Larsson (Helsingborg), Allback (FC Copenhagen), Rosenberg (Werder Bremen).
And after scoring the only goal in the 1-0 win, Linderoth has been given the go-ahead to play at the European Championships.
"(My inclusion) was uncertain until I played the opening half of the match on Monday, but I think it went quite well," Linderoth said.
"I don't feel like I've lost much from a playing point of view during those five months out so I was satisfied."
Coach Lars Lagerback had already announced his 23-man squad earlier in May but with questions marks still hanging over Linderoth's fitness.
Kennedy Bakircioglu had been placed on reserve in case Linderoth failed to make the squad, but will now miss out on a trip to Austria and Switzerland.
Sweden open their Euro 2008 campaign against Greece on June 10 before facing Spain and Russia.
Sweden's final squad: Isaksson (Man City), Shaaban (Hammarby), Wiland (Elfsborg); Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Mellberg (Aston Villa), Hansson (Rennes), Stoor (Rosenborg), Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg), Majstorovic (Basle), Dorsin (CFR Cluj); Linderoth (Galatasaray), Ljungberg (West Ham), Svensson (Elfsborg), Granqvist (Helsingborg), Kallstrom (Lyon), S Larsson (Birmingham), Andersson (Malmo), Wilhelmsson (Deportivo La Coruna); Ibrahimovic (Internazionale), Elmander (Toulouse), H Larsson (Helsingborg), Allback (FC Copenhagen), Rosenberg (Werder Bremen).
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