Sweden men's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Blågult ("The Blueyellow") | ||
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| Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Lars Lagerbäck, 2000- | ||
| Captain | Fredrik Ljungberg | ||
| Most caps | Thomas Ravelli (143) | ||
| Top scorer | Sven Rydell (49) | ||
| Home stadium | Råsunda Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SWE | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 22 | ||
| Highest | 2 (November 1994) | ||
| Lowest | 31 (August 1998) | ||
| First international | |||
Sweden 11 - 3 Norway  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July, 1908) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia  (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May, 1927) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 England Amateur 12 - 1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October, 1908) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1934) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1958 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals, 1992 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
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1948 London | Team |
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1924 Paris | Team |
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1952 Helsinki | Team |
The Sweden national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.
History
After qualifying for World Cup 2006, Sweden has now reached four major championship finals in a row.
Sweden competed in Group B at the 2006 World Cup. Their squad for the tournament features players who play club football in eleven different nations. In Euro 2008 qualifying they are competing in Group F.
World Cup record
Sweden has traditionally been a strong team in world football, with eleven World Cup appearances and three medals. The Swedish team finished second in 1958, when it was the host team, being beaten by Brazil 5-2 in the final (Brazil's first finals success). Sweden has also finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994. In 1938, they finished fourth.
| Year | Finish | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Against |
| 1930 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1934 | Quarterfinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1938 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| 1950 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 1954 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1958 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1966 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1970 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | Round 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1978 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1986 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1990 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1994 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2002 | Round 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | Round 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 74 | 69 |
Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
European Championship record
Sweden's best performance in the European Championships was reaching the semi-finals as hosts at Euro 92.
| Year | Finish | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Against |
| 1960 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1968 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1972 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1980 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1992 | Semi-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 |
Olympic Games
- 1900 - Did not compete
- 1904 - Did not compete
- 1908 - Lost the bronze medal match
- 1912 - First round
- 1920 - Quarter final
- 1924 - Bronze
- 1928 - Did not compete
- 1936 - First round
- 1948 - Gold
- 1952 - Bronze
- 1956-1984 - Did not compete
- 1988 - Quarter final
- 1992 - Quarter final
- 1996-2004 - Did not qualify
Other achievements
- The team received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1994.
Swedish national team 2007
Current Squad
The following players named for Euro 2008 Qualifying against Denmark and Iceland on June 2007.
Caps and goals as of 6 June 2007, included against Iceland.
Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Sweden squad during year 2007:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
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Coaching staff
| Head Coach | Lars Lagerbäck
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| Assistant Coach | Roland Andersson
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2006 World Cup
Sweden started the World Cup slowly, recording a scoreless tie against unheralded Trinidad and Tobago, despite playing with a one-man advantage for much of the game. Wilhelmsson and Alexandersson were later referred to as "The unsung heroes of the match" by American newscasters. The second game, against Paraguay, threatened to produce the same result until Fredrik Ljungberg scored in the 89th minute to give Sweden a 1-0 victory. Sweden then rallied to tie England, 2-2, to finish group play with five points - enough to finish second in its group and advance to the second round. There, the team's World Cup run came to an end with 2-0 defeat to the host team, Germany.
2008 European Championship Qualifying
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Sweden was drawn into a qualifying group with fellow Scandinavian rivals Denmark and Iceland, both of which are currently represented by arguably their best squads ever. Also drawn into the group was the squads of Northern Ireland, Spain, Latvia, and Liechtenstein. In the first qualification game, Sweden squared off against Latvia in Riga on September 2, 2006, walking away with a 1-0 victory. Next Sweden welcomed visitors Leichtenstein to Gothenburg on September 6, 2006. Sweden managed to secure a 3-1 victory thanks to two late goals via Marcus Allbäck. A hard match against Spain awaited at Råsunda, Solna in October 7. Despite La Furia Roja being favourites, Sweden recorded a 2-0 victory with goals from Elmander and Allbäck[1] On October 112006, Sweden played Iceland in Reykjavík winning 2-1. On March 28th, 2007 Sweden recorded its first loss of the qualifying round at the hands of Northern Ireland. Despite Elmander's 26th minute goal, and subsequent lead, Blågult ultimately fell 2-1. They are now in second place in their group with 12 points, while Northern Ireland is in first with 13. It should be noted that Northern Ireland has played six games, while Sweden has only played five.
On June 2, 2007, Sweden played their rivals Denmark in Parken, Copenhagen. With the score at 3-3 in the 89th minute, the game was abandoned after a Danish supporter stormed the field and attacked the referee after a red card was given to Christian Poulsen. Sweden have now officially been awarded a 3-0 win by UEFA while Denmark have been fined £41,000 and must play their next four games at least 250Km away from Copenhagen. As a further punishment Denmark must play their next home fixture behind closed doors and Poulsen has been handed a three-match ban for punching Sweden's Markus Rosenberg in the stomach.
Poulsen did not play in Denmark's Euro 2008 qualifier against Latvia on Wednesday and so has to serve a further two-match ban.
On June 6th, Swedish national Day, Sweden thrashed Iceland 5-0. Goals were score by Allback (2), Rosenberg, Mellberg, and Andersson.
Noted players
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Sweden managers
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Past squads and campaigns
- World Cup 1978 squad
- World Cup 1990 squad
- Euro 1992 squad
- World Cup 1994 squad
- Euro 2000 squad
- World Cup 2002 squad
- Euro 2004 squad and campaign
- World Cup 2006 squad
See also
External links
- National team statistics Template:Sv icon
- RSSSF archive of results 1908-
- RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
- RSSSF archive of coaches
- World Cup history at Planet World Cup
Footnotes
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