(Svenska Fotbollförbundet)
Sweden 11 - 3 Norway
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908)
Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)
England Amateur 12 - 1 Sweden
(London, England; 20 October 1908)
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| Nickname | Blågult |
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Swedish Football Association (Svenska Fotbollförbundet) |
| Coach | Lars Lagerbäck, 2000- |
| Most caps | Thomas Ravelli (143) |
| Top scorer | Sven Rydell (49) |
| First international Sweden 11 - 3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) |
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| Largest win Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) |
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| Worst defeat England Amateur 12 - 1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October 1908) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1934) |
| Best result | Runners-up, 1958 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1992) |
| Best result | Semi-finals, 1992 |
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| Bronze | 1924 Paris | Team |
| Gold | 1948 London | Team |
| Bronze | 1952 Helsinki | Team |
The Sweden national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.
After qualifying for World Cup 2006, Sweden have now reached four major championship finals in a row.
Sweden will compete in Group B at the 2006 World Cup. In Euro 2008 qualifying they are competing in Group F.
Sweden are traditionally one of the strongest teams in world football, with eleven World Cup appearances and three medals. They finished second when they hosted the tournament in 1958, and have finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994.
1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Quarter-finals
1938 - Fourth place
1950 - Third place
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - Runners-up
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Did not qualify
1970 - Round 1
1974 - Round 2
1978 - Round 1
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Round 1
1994 - Third place
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Round 2
2006 - Qualified
Sweden's best performance in the European Championships was reaching the semi-finals as hosts at Euro 92.
1960 - Did not enter
1964 to 1988 - Did not qualify
1992 - Semi-finals
1996 - Did not qualify
2000 - Round 1
2004 - Quarter-finals
They also won gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Kennet Andersson Patrik Andersson Jesper Blomqvist Tomas Brolin Martin Dahlin Ralf Edström Gunnar Gren |
Kurt Hamrin Glenn Hysén Ove Kindvall Nils Liedholm Anders Limpar Roland Nilsson Torbjörn Nilsson |
Gunnar Nordahl Thomas Ravelli Sven Rydell Lennart Skoglund Glenn Strömberg Jonas Thern Pär Zetterberg |
Orvar Bergmark
Lars Lagerbäck
Olle Nordin
George Raynor
Tommy Svensson
Tommy Söderberg
Goalkeepers:
Eddie Gustafsson
Andreas Isaksson
Defenders:
Christoffer Andersson
Mikael Dorsin
Erik Edman
Petter Hansson
Teddy Lucic
Olof Mellberg (captain)
Alexander Östlund
Midfielders:
Niclas Alexandersson
Daniel Andersson
Kim Källström
Tobias Linderoth
Fredrik Ljungberg
Mikael Nilsson
Anders Svensson
Christian Wilhelmsson
Forwards:
Marcus Allbäck
Johan Elmander
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Mattias Jonson
Henrik Larsson
Markus Rosenberg
World Cup 1978 squad
Euro 1992 squad
World Cup 1994 squad
Euro 2000 squad
World Cup 2002 squad
Euro 2004 squad and campaign
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