International Women's Day: New Sweden women's football team World Cup kit celebrates female role models

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On International Women's Day, the Sweden women's football team have released their World Cup shirt featuring 48 female role models.

The unique strip, designed by adidas, has the faces of women chosen by the players who have created history and inspired.

Photos of the women and the current squad cover all the shirt numbers apart from no.8. Fans will be given the chance to nominate new faces for the vacant shirt number on Instagram with a final design on show at the friendly match against Germany on April 6.

"It is an honor to be involved and build on the success that many fantastic players before me have paved the way for," midfielder Elin Rubensson said.

"Having people to look up to and be inspired by has really been crucial to me, both on and off the pitch.

"So with the platform that the national team has, we want to pay tribute to the past, safeguard the present and inspire the future."

(SvFF)

The selected names are:

Alicia Vikander, Amie Bramme Sey, Anna Serner, Annika Sörenstam, Arvida Byström, Bianca Kronlöf, Bianca Salming, Caroline Farberger, Caroline Jönsson, Cecilia Safaee, Queen Kristina, Emma Green, Eva Dahlgren, Evin Ahmad, Fanna Ndow Norrby , Frida Hansdotter, Gina Dirawi, Hanna Ljungberg, Hanna Marklund, Ida Östensson, Kakan Hermansson, Katarina Wennstam, Kerstin Hessius, Kicki Bengtsson, Linnéa Claeson, Margit Nordin, Marika Domanski Lyfors, Mia Skäringer, Michelle Coleman, Mouna Esmaeilzadeh, Nina Rung, Nana Rung, Nour El Refai, Pia Sundhage, Renata Chlumska, ReneeVoltaire, Rodja Sekersöz, Sabina Ddumba, Sara Damber, Selma Lagerlöf, Siduri Poli, Silvana Imam, Stina Wollter, Suad Ali, Therese Lindgren, Therese Sjögran, Tove Lo, Tove Strength, and Therese Lindell, Tove Lo, Tove Strength and Victoria Sandell.

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