Fourteen players with World Cup or Olympic experience were selected Tuesday by Sweden women's national team coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors for the Sept. 20-Oct. 12 Women's World Cup.

The Swedes, the United States' opening opponent at the World Cup, are among the favorites to challenge for the championship. Domanski-Lyfors named a 21-player roster and will have to remove one player before FIFA's roster deadline in early September.

Sweden's roster features experience on all lines, although none of three goalkeepers has played in a World Cup or Olympics. Starter Caroline Jonsson was in the nets during the 2001 European Championship, where the Swedes finished second.

''We have 15 players from the [European Championship team], and they are all a little bit older and more experienced,'' Domanski-Lyfors told FIFAworldcup.com. ''I think this team is even stronger than that one. It has to be because we have to play the United States and North Korea, so we must have our best players on the team.''

Midfielder Malin Andersson (125 caps), 30, and defender Kristin Bengtsson (123), 33 — formerly with the WUSA's San Diego Spirit and Carolina Courage — are Sweden's most experienced players, competing in the 1995 and 1999 World Cups and both Olympic tournaments.

Others returning from the 1999 Swedish squad, which reached the quarterfinals, are defenders Karolina Westberg (80), Jane Tornqvist (81), Hanna Marklund (60) and, Sara Call (33), midfielders Malin Mostrom (55) and Linda Fagerstrom (70), and forwards Hanna Ljungberg (88), Victoria Svensson (83) and Salina Olsson (35).

Defender Sara Larsson and midfielders Sara Johansson and Therese Sjogran will be making their World Cup debuts, but all were in Sydney for the Olympics.

Ljungberg and Svensson, who have combined for 80 goals, are one of women's soccer's finest attacking tandems.

The selections of Olsson and fellow forward Josefine Oqvist instead of Elin Flyborg and Ulricka Bjorn were the biggest surprises.

''Elin has been sick or injured for much of the early season this year,'' Domanski-Lyfors said. ''She is doing very well right now, but I think Josefine gives us something the other forwards don't. Ulricka and Salina are very similar players, and I went with Salina because she is playing more.''

Oqvist has scored 12 goals in 11 appearances with Sweden's U-21 team, nine in seven games this year. Johansson also played for Sweden at the Nordic Cup, scoring a goal in the 2-1 title-game loss to the United States.

The 21 players announced by Domanski-Lyfors.

Goalkeepers
1 Caroline Jonsson (Malmo FF), 31 years old, 42 caps/0 goals
12 Sofia Lundgren (Umea IK), 21, 6/0
21 Hedvig Lindahl (Malmo FF), 20, 3/0

Defenders
2 Karolina Westberg (Malmo FF), 25, 80/0
3 Jane Tornqvist (Djurgarden/Alvsjo), 28, 81/10
4 Hanna Marklund (Umea IK), 25, 60/3
5 Kristin Bengtsson (K./Landvetter IF), 33, 123/14
7 Sara Larsson (Malmo FF), 24, 34/2
18 Frida Ostberg (Umea IK), 25, 6/0
19 Sara Call (Balinge IF), 26, 33/1

Midfielders
6 Malin Mostrom (Umea IK), 28, 66/11
8 Frida Nordin (Malmo FF), 21, 12/1
9 Malin Andersson (Malmo FF), 30, 125/35
13 Sara Johansson (Djurgarden/Alvsjo), 23, 8/1
14 Linda Fagerstrom (Djurgarden/Alvsjo), 26, 70/7
15 Therese Sjogran (Malmo FF), 26, 56/4
17 Anna Sjostrom (Umea IK), 26, 19/2

Forwards
10 Hanna Ljungberg (Umea IK), 24, 88/48
11 Victoria Svensson (Djurgarden/Alvsjo), 26, 83/32
16 Salina Olsson (Hammarby IF), 25, 35/7
20 Josefine Oqvist (Balinge IF), 20, 3/0

Note: Ages as of Sept. 20; caps/goals as of Aug. 18.