Sweden National Football Team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.

Sweden has traditionally been a strong team in international football, with eleven World Cup appearances and three medals in the Olympics. The Swedish team finished second in the 1958 World Cup, when it was the host team, being beaten by Brazil 5-2 in the final. Sweden has also finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994. In 1938, they finished fourth.



Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record
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 - Group 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 - Round 2
2010 -

UEFA European Championship record
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
1996 - Did not Qualify
2000 - Round 1
2004 - Quarter-final
2008 - Round 1
2012 -

Olympic Games record
Men's Football
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
1996-2008 - Did not qualify