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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 have now reached four major championship finals in a row.

Sweden will compete 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.

Year Finish Wins Losses Draws Goals Scored Goals Against
1930 Did not enter
1934 Quarterfinals 1 1 0 4 4
1938 Semifinals (Fourth place) 1 2 0 11 9
1950 Semifinals (Third place) 2 2 1 11 15
1954 Did not qualify
1958 Runners-up 4 1 1 12 7
1962 Did not qualify
1966 Did not qualify
1970 Round 1 1 1 1 2 2
1974 Round 2 2 2 2 7 6
1978 Round 1 0 2 1 1 3
1982 Did not qualify
1986 Did not qualify
1990 Round 1 0 3 0 3 6
1994 Semifinals (Third place) 4 1 2 15 8
1998 Did not qualify
2002 Round 2 1 1 2 5 5
2006 Round 2 1 1 2 3 4
Total 17 17 12 74 69

European Championship record

Sweden's best performance in the European Championships was reaching the semi-finals as hosts at Euro 92.

Other achievements

They also won gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Swedish national team 2006


Current Squad

Head coach: Lars Lagerbäck

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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 man advantage for much of the game. 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.

Famous past players


   

Coaches


Past squads and campaigns


See also


External links


European national football teams | Football in Sweden | Swedish sports teams

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