General |
Sweden | |
Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue and Yellow) |
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Association | Swedish Football Association (SvFF) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
Asst coach | Peter Wettergren |
Captain | Victor Lindelöf |
Most caps | Anders Svensson (148) |
Top scorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (62) |
Home Stadium | Friends Arena |
FIFA code | SWE |
FIFA ranking | 19 0 (15 February 2024) |
Highest FIFA ranking | 2 (November 1994) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 45 (March 2015, October–November 2015, March 2017) |
Elo ranking | 26 1 (31 March 2022) |
Highest Elo ranking | 2 (May–June 1949, October 1949, July 1950) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 48 (September 1980, May 1981) |
First international | Sweden 11–3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) |
Biggest win | Sweden 12–0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) Sweden 12–0 South Korea (London, England; 5 August 1948) |
Biggest defeat | Great Britain 12–1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October 1908) |
World Cup appearances | 12 (First in 1934) |
Best result | Runners-up, 1958 |
UEFA European Championship appearances | 7 (First in 1992) |
Best result | Semi-finals, 1992 |
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 Solna and the team is led by Janne Andersson.
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 Victor Lindelöf with Albin Ekdal as vice captain (as of 2022).
History[]
- Main article: History of the Sweden national football team
Competitive records[]
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 | Did not enter | No qualification | |||||||||||||
1934 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
1938 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
1950 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
1958 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
1962 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||
1966 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||
1970 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
1974 | Second round | 5th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |
1978 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
1982 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
1986 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | |||||||||
1990 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
1994 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | |
1998 | Did not qualify | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | ||||||||
2002 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
2006 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4 | |
2010 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||
2014 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||
2018 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | |
2022 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Runners-up | 12/21 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 | 141 | 86 | 21 | 34 | 280 | 129 |
UEFA European Championship[]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
1968 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
1976 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
1980 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
1984 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||
1988 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
1992 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
1996 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
2000 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2004 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | |
2008 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | |
2012 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | |
2016 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | |
2020 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |
2024 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Semi-finals | 7/16 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 114 | 61 | 26 | 27 | 197 | 111 |
UEFA Nations League[]
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | ||
2018–19 | B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16th | |||
2020–21 | A | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14th | |||
2022–23 | B | 4 | To be determined | |||||||||
Total | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14th |
Results and fixtures[]
2021[]
Friendly 29 May 2021 | Sweden | 2–0 | Finland | Solna, Sweden | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Quaison 23' S. Larsson 58' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark) |
Friendly 5 June 2021 | Sweden | 3–1 | Armenia | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Forsberg 16' Danielson 34' Berg 85' |
Report | Bichakhchyan 63' | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
UEFA Euro 2020 – GS 14 June 2021 | Spain | 0–0 | Sweden | Seville, Spain | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 10,559 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
UEFA Euro 2020 – GS 18 June 2021 | Sweden | 1–0 | Slovakia | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
16:00 UTC+3 | Forsberg 77' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 11,525 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
UEFA Euro 2020 – GS 23 June 2021 | Sweden | 3–2 | Poland | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
19:00 UTC+3 | Forsberg 2', 59' Claesson 90+4' |
Report | Lewandowski 61', 84' | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 14,252 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
UEFA Euro 2020 – R16 29 June 2021 | Sweden | 1–2 | Ukraine | Glasgow, Scotland | |
20:00 UTC+1 | Forsberg 43' | Report | Zinchenko 27' Dovbyk 120+1' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 9,221 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
2022 World Cup Q 2 September 2021 | Sweden | 2–1 | Spain | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Isak 6' Claesson 57' |
Report | Soler 5' | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 16,901 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Friendly 5 September 2021 | Sweden | 2–1 | Uzbekistan | Solna, Sweden | |
15:00 UTC+2 | Abdullaev 6' (o.g.) Kiese Thelin 35' |
Report | Shomurodov 71' | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 12,974 Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway) |
2022 World Cup Q 8 September 2021 | Greece | 2–1 | Sweden | Athens, Greece | |
21:45 UTC+3 | Bakasetas 62' Pavlidis 78' |
Report | Quaison 80' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,475 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
2022 World Cup Q 9 October 2021 | Sweden | 3–0 | Kosovo | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Forsberg 29' (pen.) Isak 62' Quaison 79' |
Report | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 44,213 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
2022 World Cup Q 12 October 2021 | Sweden | 2–0 | Greece | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Forsberg 59' (pen.) Isak 69' |
Report | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 47,314 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
2022 World Cup Q 11 November 2021 | Georgia | 2–0 | Sweden | Batumi, Georgia | |
21:00 UTC+4 | Kvaratskhelia 61', 77' | Report | Stadium: Batumi Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
2022 World Cup Q 14 November 2021 | Spain | 1–0 | Sweden | Seville, Spain | |
20:45 UTC+1 | Morata 86' | Report | Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 51,844 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
2022[]
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 24 March 2022 | Sweden | 1–0 | Czech Republic | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+1 | Quaison 110' | Report | Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 48,628 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 29 March 2022 | Poland | 2–0 | Sweden | Chorzów, Poland | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Lewandowski 49' (pen.) Zieliński 72' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 54,078 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B 2 June 2022 | Slovenia | v | Sweden | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Stožice Stadium |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B 5 June 2022 | Sweden | v | Norway | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Friends Arena |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B 9 June 2022 | Sweden | v | Serbia | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Friends Arena |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B 12 June 2022 | Norway | v | Sweden | Oslo, Norway | |
18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B 24 September 2022 | Serbia | v | Sweden | Belgrade, Serbia | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League B 27 September 2022 | Sweden | v | Slovenia | Solna, Sweden | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Stadium: Friends Arena |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following 25 players have been called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off semi-final against the Czech Republic on 24 March 2022 and the final against Poland on 29 March 2022.
Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Poland.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Robin Olsen | 8 January 1990 | 56 | 0 | Aston Villa | ||
12 | GK | Andreas Linde | 24 July 1993 | 1 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | ||
23 | GK | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | 23 June 1989 | 15 | 0 | AIK | ||
2 | DF | Emil Krafth | 2 August 1994 | 39 | 0 | Newcastle United | ||
3 | DF | Victor Lindelöf (captain) | 17 July 1994 | 52 | 3 | Manchester United | ||
4 | DF | Marcus Danielson | 8 April 1989 | 19 | 3 | Dalian Professional | ||
5 | DF | Pierre Bengtsson | 12 April 1988 | 42 | 0 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
6 | DF | Ludwig Augustinsson | 21 April 1994 | 43 | 2 | Sevilla | ||
14 | DF | Filip Helander | 22 April 1993 | 19 | 0 | Rangers | ||
15 | DF | Carl Starfelt | 1 June 1995 | 4 | 0 | Celtic | ||
18 | DF | Daniel Sundgren | 22 November 1990 | 1 | 0 | Aris | ||
24 | DF | Joakim Nilsson | 6 February 1994 | 11 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
7 | MF | Viktor Claesson | 2 January 1992 | 58 | 11 | Copenhagen | ||
10 | MF | Emil Forsberg (3rd captain) | 23 October 1991 | 70 | 15 | RB Leipzig | ||
13 | MF | Jesper Karlström | 21 June 1995 | 3 | 0 | Lech Poznań | ||
16 | MF | Jesper Karlsson | 25 July 1998 | 7 | 0 | AZ | ||
17 | MF | Anthony Elanga | 27 April 2002 | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | ||
19 | MF | Mattias Svanberg | 5 January 1999 | 18 | 1 | Bologna | ||
20 | MF | Kristoffer Olsson | 30 June 1995 | 37 | 0 | Anderlecht | ||
21 | MF | Dejan Kulusevski | 25 April 2000 | 22 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
25 | MF | Albin Ekdal (vice-captain) | 28 July 1989 | 66 | 0 | Sampdoria | ||
8 | FW | Branimir Hrgota | 12 January 1993 | 3 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | ||
9 | FW | Alexander Isak | 21 September 1999 | 34 | 9 | Real Sociedad | ||
11 | FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 3 October 1981 | 121 | 62 | Milan | ||
22 | FW | Robin Quaison | 9 October 1993 | 39 | 12 | Al-Ettifaq |
Recent call-ups[]
The following 45 players have also been called up to the Sweden squad within the last twelve months.
Previous squads[]
Coaching staff[]
Alumni[]Former players[]
Managers[]
Honours[]Major titles[]
Minor titles[]
External links[]
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