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| Federation founded: 1904 |
| FIFA member since: 1904 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: Yellow and blue |
| Nicknames: Blågult (blue and yellow) |
| World Cups qualified for: 12 (of 21) |
| Best results: Runners-up 1958 |
|
 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 51
|
W 19
|
D 13
|
L 19
|
GF 80
|
GA 73
|
Pts 70
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Sweden
is 10th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
1958 |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
1938, 1950, 1994 |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1934, 1974, 2018 |
| Biggest win |
8-0 vs Cuba 1938 |
| Biggest loss |
1-7 vs Brazil 1950 |
| Most wins in a row |
3 |
| Most losses in a row |
5 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
6 |
| Longest run without win |
7 |
| Longest run qualifying |
3 (1934-50) & (1970-78) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
2 |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
1 win, 0 loss |
| SWE vs Europe |
W9 - D6 - L11 |
| SWE vs South America |
W4 - D4 - L6 |
| SWE vs Asia |
W2 - D1 - L0 |
| SWE vs Africa |
W1 - D1 - L1 |
| SWE vs N/C America |
W3 - D1 - L1 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Henrik Larsson |
13 |
1994-06 |
| Bo Larsson |
11 |
1970-78 |
| Kalle Svensson |
11 |
1950-58 |
| Tomas Brolin |
10 |
1990-94 |
| Ronnie Hellström |
10 |
1970-78 |
| Klas Ingesson |
10 |
1990-94 |
| Roland Nilsson |
10 |
1990-94 |
| Björn Nordqvist |
10 |
1970-78 |
| Thomas Ravelli |
10 |
1990-94 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Kennet Andersson |
5 |
1994 |
| Henrik Larsson |
5 |
1994-06 |
| Tomas Brolin |
4 |
1990-94 |
| Martin Dahlin |
4 |
1994 |
| Ralf Edström |
4 |
1974-78 |
| Kurt Hamrin |
4 |
1958 |
| Agne Simonsson |
4 |
1958 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1934 1R Argentina W 3-2
QF Germany L 1-2
1938 1R (walkover - Austria withdrew)
QF Cuba W 8-0
SF Hungary L 1-5
3/4 Brazil L 2-4
1950 1R Italy W 3-2
1R Paraguay D 2-2
FG Brazil L 1-7
FG Uruguay L 2-3
FG Spain W 3-1
1958 1R Mexico W 3-0
1R Hungary W 2-1
1R Wales D 0-0
QF Soviet Union W 2-0
SF West Germany W 3-1
F Brazil L 2-5
1970 1R Italy L 0-1
1R Israel D 1-1
1R Uruguay W 1-0
1974 1R Bulgaria D 0-0
1R Netherlands D 0-0
1R Uruguay W 3-0
2Ph Poland L 0-1
2Ph West Germany L 2-4
2Ph Yugoslavia W 2-1
1978 1R Brazil D 1-1
1R Austria L 0-1
1R Spain L 0-1
1990 1R Brazil L 1-2
1R Scotland L 1-2
1R Costa Rica L 1-2
1994 1R Cameroon D 2-2
1R Russia W 3-1
1R Brazil D 1-1
2R Saudi Arabia W 3-1
QF Romania [5-4 ap] D 2-2
SF Brazil L 0-1
3/4 Bulgaria W 4-0
2002 1R England D 1-1
1R Nigeria W 2-1
1R Argentina D 1-1
2R Senegal [gg] L 1-2
2006 1R Trinidad & Tobago D 0-0
1R Paraguay W 1-0
1R England D 2-2
2R Germany L 0-2
2018 1R South Korea W 1-0
1R Germany L 1-2
1R Mexico W 3-0
2R Switzerland W 1-0
QF England L 0-2
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