21-year-old defender from Sweden, Hanna Lundkvist, has been ruled out of the Women's World Cup due to an ankle injury sustained during her team's final friendly match against the Philippines.

The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) confirmed the news, stating that Lundkvist suffered the injury during a closed-door 5-1 victory over the Philippines.

Despite the efforts of Sweden's medical staff, Lundkvist will not recover in time to participate in the tournament.

"Further examination that we did in the evening unfortunately showed that Hanna won't be able to take part in the World Cup.

"The nature of the injury means that we have assessed that the time available during the tournament is not enough to get Hanna back," team doctor Houman Ebrahimi said in a statement on Tuesday.

Lundkvist will be replaced by Linkoping FC's Stina Lennartsson, who will travel to join the team ahead of their opening game against South Africa in Wellington on Sunday.