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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
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Head coach | Erik Hamrén |
Asst coach | Marcus Allbäck |
Captain | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
Most caps | Thomas Ravelli (143) |
Top scorer | Sven Rydell (49) |
Ground | Råsunda Stadium |
FIFA code | SWE |
FIFA ranking | 17 |
Highest FIFA ranking | 2 (November 1994) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 43 (February 2010) |
Elo ranking | 9 |
Highest Elo ranking | 2 (November 1994) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 43 (February 2010) |
First international | Sweden 11-3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) |
World Cup appearances | 11 (First in 1934) |
Best result | Semi-Finals 1992 |
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The Sweden national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Friends Arena in Stockholms län and the team is led by Erik Hamrén.
Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and five appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden's accomplishments also include a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They reached the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992.
Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with neighbours Denmark, Norway and Finland but through the years a rivalry with England has also developed. Sweden's captain is Zlatan Ibrahimović with Andreas Isaksson as vice captain.
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players have been called up for the UEFA Euro 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 17 June 2016 after the match against Italy.