Veteran striker Henrik Larsson starts for Sweden
Published 6/10/2008 at FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Veteran striker Henrik Larsson was picked to start for Sweden in its group D match against defending champion Greece on Tuesday at the European Championship.
Larsson, who came out of international retirement for the second time to play in Austria and Switzerland, will play up front with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
In a surprise move, Sweden coach Lars Lagerback dropped Kim Kallstrom for the more defensive Daniel Andersson in the central midfield.
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