Jonas Olsson a big casualty as Sweden name Euro 2016 squad

While Martin O’Neill will wait another three weeks to finalise his Euro squad, Sweden boss Erik Hamren made the big decisions early by announcing his 23-man panel yesterday.

Ireland’s opponents for their opener on June 13 in Paris have undergone a degree of transition by integrating some of their U21 Euro champions into the set-up, culminating in veteran West Brom defender Jonas Olsson missing the cut for France.

A total of six graduates from last year’s U21 triumph are included, amongst them former Manchester City and Celtic striker John Guidetti, currently playing in Spain for Celta Vigo.