Soccer-Sweden's Seger in tears over World Cup fitness battle

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Semi Final - Netherlands v Sweden - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - July 3, 2019 Sweden's Caroline Seger during the warm up before the match. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's most-capped player Caroline Seger broke down in tears in Wellington on Wednesday as she described her battle to recover from injury in time for her country's opening Women's World Cup game against South Africa.

The affable 38-year-old has avoided speaking to the media as she dealt with stubborn calf problems ahead of the tournament, and she struggled to retain her composure at a press conference as she revealed how tough the road back has been.