Sweden national football team

Early history

The Sweden team in 1911.

Sweden played its first international game against Norway on 12 July 1908, an 11–3 victory. Other matches in 1908 were played against England, Great Britain, the Netherlands (twice) and Belgium; Sweden lost all five matches. In the same year, Sweden competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the first time. Sweden, however, lost a game in the Olympics against the Great Britain 1–12, the biggest loss in the Swedish national team's history.

In 1916, Sweden defeated Denmark for the first time.

Sweden played in the 1912 Olympics (as hosts), the 1920 Olympics, and in the 1924 Olympics, where Sweden took the bronze and their first medal ever.

1938 World Cup

The 1938 World Cup was Sweden's second qualification for the World Cup. In the first round, they were scheduled to play against Austria, but after Germany's occupation of Austria, the Austrian team could not continue playing in the tournament. Instead, Sweden went straight to the quarter-finals match against Cuba. They beat Cuba 8–0 with both Harry Andersson (on his debut) and Gustav Wetterström scoring hat-tricks. In the semi-final match against Hungary, Sweden lost 1–5. Sweden's next match was the third-place match against Brazil. In that game the Swedes lost 2–4, and ended in fourth place for the first and only time in Swedish football history.

1948 Summer Olympics

The Sweden team that won the Gold Medal.

In the first round, Sweden played against Austria. The Austrian team had qualified without their professional players, which was a surprise since the Austrian league had many professional players who were allowed to play in the tournament. The match was played at White Hart Lane in London and Sweden won 3–0. In the second game, Sweden played against Korea and won 12–0, one of the two largest margin wins Sweden has ever had. In the semi-final Sweden met their archrivals from Denmark beating them 4–2.

The final was played at legendary Wembley Stadium in London. The attendance was around 40,000 people which was high for a football game in those days. Sweden took on Yugoslavia in the final and won 3–1, with goals by Gunnar Gren (24', 67'), Stjepan Bobek (42') and Gunnar Nordahl (48'). This was Sweden's first championship win in any international football tournament.

1950 World Cup

The Swedish squad.

In the 1950 World Cup, the Swedish football association did not allow any professional Swedish football players to take part. Consequently, Sweden only fielded amateur players during the tournament.

Qualifying for the tournament as one of six European national teams, Sweden played in the same group as Italy and Paraguay. (India withdrew from the group.)

In the first match, Sweden beat Italy 3–2 in São Paulo. The second match was a 2–2 draw against Paraguay. With the most points in the group, Sweden advanced to the next round.

Their first game in the second stage – also a group format – was against the hosts Brazil. It was played at the Maracanã Stadium with a total attendance of more than 138,000, to this day the record attendance for the Swedish national team. The game ended 7–1 to Brazil and it is rumored that almost everyone in the Brazilian audience waved the Swedes goodbye with their scarfs.

The next game was against Uruguay, who Sweden played against for the first time in World Cup history. Played in São Paulo, Uruguay won the game 3–2, which meant Sweden were unable to play for the gold.

The final game for Sweden in the tournament was played in São Paulo, against Spain. Sweden won 3–1 with goals by Stig Sundqvist (15'), Bror Mellberg (34') and Karl-Erik Palmér (79'). Sweden finished 3rd in the group and took their first World Cup medal. As Sweden was the best placed European team, Sweden was, as the time, regarded "unofficial European champions".

At the Summer Olympics in 1952 in Helsinki, Sweden continued to achieve success and won an Olympic bronze. The following year, the Football Association decided not to allow foreign professionals to play in the national team and the team failed to qualify for the World Championships in Switzerland in 1954 when Sweden only came second in their qualifying group behind Belgium.

1958 World Cup

Sweden won the silver medal at the 1958 World Cup.

In 1956, the Swedish football federation allowed the professional footballers to play for the national team again, giving Swedish football fans hope for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Sweden, the host nation, were in the same group as Mexico, Hungary and Wales.

The first game, Sweden vs Mexico, was played at Sweden's national stadium, Råsunda Stadium, Solna, and was attended by around 32,000 people. Sweden won the game 3–0, taking the lead in Group 3. The next match was against Hungary, who had finished 2nd in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland and were also the 1952 Olympic Champions. Also played at Råsunda, this game ended 2–1 to Sweden, with both goals scored by Kurt Hamrin. In the next match, against Wales, Sweden drew 0–0.

Making it through to the quarter-finals, playing at Råsunda for the fourth time in this tournament, Sweden were up against the USSR and won 2–0.

The semifinal at Ullevi, Gothenburg, was the only game in the tournament which Sweden did not play at Råsunda. The crowd of around 50,000 people attended one of the best games Sweden played in the tournament. West Germany led by 1–0 when Erich Juskowiak was sent off in the 59th minute. Sweden won 3–1.

The final was played at Råsunda between host nation Sweden and the 1950 FIFA World Cup runners-up, Brazil. The total attendance was approximately 52,000 people. Brazil ended up winning the World Cup for the first time ever after beating Sweden by 5–2. Sweden consequently became runners-up, the best result for Sweden in any World Cup. After the final match the Brazilian players honoured the host nation by sprinting around the pitch holding a Swedish flag.

1960s

After the successful 1958 World Cup, Sweden's fortunes diminished. In the qualification round of the 1962 World Cup, Sweden won its group in impressive fashion (scoring 10 goals and only having 3 goals scored against it), but it still had to win a play-off game against Switzerland to qualify. The game was played in West Berlin, and the Swiss won, 2–1.

Sweden almost got to the UEFA European Championship 1964. They started their play-off against Norway and won the first game and drew in the last game. In the second round, Sweden beat Yugoslavia, 3–2, but they lost the first game. In the quarter-finals, Sweden played against the defending champions, the Soviet Union. Sweden tied the first game but lost the second.

During the 1966 World Cup qualification, Sweden was in the UEFA Qualification group 2. Sweden started the qualification with a draw against West Germany and then a 3–0 victory over Cyprus. But only the winner of the group advanced and Sweden was eliminated with a loss in its next game against West Germany.

Sweden successfully entered the UEFA European Championship in 1968, but they finished in the Qualification group 2.

Sweden's only major success in the '60s was to qualify for the 1970 World Cup, after winning UEFA Group 5 ahead of Norway and France. Sweden finished third in its group, losing a tie-breaker with eventual #4 Uruguay, and did not advance to the elimination round, however. The winner of Sweden's group was eventual world runner-up Italy.

1974 World Cup

In the qualification of the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Sweden was in the same group as Austria, Hungary and Malta. Sweden clinched a narrow win via a classic play off-match against Austria in a snowy Gelsenkirchen, and advanced to the World Cup finals in Germany.

The group Sweden drew into included Uruguay, Netherlands and Bulgaria. The first game against Bulgaria ended in a draw. In the second game against the Netherlands, Sweden drew another tie. The last game of the round was played against Uruguay. That game was the first victory Sweden had in the tournament, when they beat Uruguay 3–0 with goals by Roland Sandberg (74') and Ralf Edström (46', 77'). Sweden finished 2nd in the group and advanced to the second group stage.

In the second group stage, Sweden was defeated in the first game against Poland 0–1. The situation after the defeat against Poland was that if Sweden lost against West Germany with a single goal difference and Yugoslavia defeated Poland, Sweden would be second in the group and play for the bronze medal. But since Poland beat Yugoslavia 2–1, Sweden had to win the game against the host nation, West Germany, in order to finish second in the group.

The game against West Germany was played in Düsseldorf with an attendance of 66,500 people. The Swedish striker Ralf Edström gave the Scandinavian the lead with 1–0 after 29 minutes. But in the second half West Germany took control of the game, even after Roland Sandberg's equalizer after 52 minutes. Germany won 4–2. After the tournament, the German players commented that the game against Sweden was their best game in that tournament. The last game for Sweden was played in Düsseldorf against Yugoslavia. Sweden won that game 2–1. They finished the tournament as the 5th place team. The Swedish team had profiles that Ronnie Hellström, Bo Larsson and Björn Nordqvist.

Sweden did not qualify for the European Championship quarter-finals game in 1976. On 11 May 1976, Sweden lost for the first time since 1937 at home to Denmark.

1978 World Cup

1978 took Sweden for the third consecutive World Cup. Sweden made it from the qualifiers in a three team group with Switzerland and Norway as opponents. The qualifying session was played in 1976 and 1977 in the World Cup 1978 in Argentina, Sweden played the first match with a draw (1–1) against Brazil. Swedish scorer was Thomas Sjöberg. 1–1 was Sweden's best result so far in the World Cup against Brazil context (the result was repeated between the two countries at the World Cup finals in 1994). The team then lost against Austria (0–1) and Spain (0–1). The Swedish team finished last in the group with 1 point and goal difference 1–3. Several of the profiles from 1974, still with (Larsson, Edström, Nordqvist) but also new players such as Anders Linderoth, Hasse Borg and Torbjörn Nilsson.

1979–1990

After the successful 1970s, reaching all three World Cups, Sweden changed their coach from Georg "Åby" Ericson to Lars "Laban" Arnesson. Arnesson had been a successful coach for Östers IF before becoming national team coach. They failed to qualify to the 1982 FIFA World Cup, ending third to Scotland and Northern Ireland. In 1983, Sweden met Brazil in Gothenburg to play a friendly, the match ended 3–3. They failed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 1984, despite defeating the then-reigning world champions Italy 3–0 in Naples, including two goals by Glenn Strömberg, due to losing against Romania both away and at home. The Swedish setbacks continued. After the failed qualification for the 1986 World Cup, Olle Nordin took over the team. Sweden lost their match against Czechoslovakia with 1-2 in the final qualifying round, while Portugal unexpectedly won 1–0 away against West Germany and took second place in the group. It was West Germany's first ever loss in a World Cup qualifier.

Sweden also failed to qualify to the UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany. They won their qualification group for the 1990 World Cup ahead of England and went on to their first World Cup in 12 years. However, the World Cup campaign ended quickly after three 1–2 defeats in the group stage matches, against Brazil, Scotland and Costa Rica. As of May 2018, it is the only time that Sweden has failed to score points in a World Cup tournament. After the World Cup, Olle Nordin resigned and Nisse Andersson became a temporary coach until Tommy Svensson took over in 1991.

1992 European Championship

As the host of the UEFA Euro 1992, Sweden played in their first ever European Championship tournament. They were drawn in group A with Denmark, France and England. Sweden managed to advance as group winners ahead of the eventual champions Denmark. In the semi-finals following the group stage, Sweden were eliminated by Germany with 2–3. As of July 2016, the semi-final place remains Sweden's best result ever in a European Championship.

1994 World Cup

Sweden qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the United States at the top of their qualifying group ahead of Bulgaria. Sweden was placed in Group B with Brazil, Cameroon and Russia. The first game against Cameroon in Los Angeles looked to be yet another 1–2 loss, (after the 1990 World Cup fiasco with losses of 1–2 in all three games) but in the 75th minute, Martin Dahlin scored the equalizer from a rebound shot off of Henrik Larsson and the match finished 2–2. In the next game against Russia in Detroit, Russia was handed an early penalty and made it 1–0. Sweden managed to come back, with a penalty goal from Tomas Brolin and two goals from Martin Dahlin, with the final result being 3–1. In the last group stage match, against Brazil (also in Detroit), they tied 1–1 after goals by Kennet Andersson ('23) and Romário ('47).

In the first knockout-stage match, Sweden faced Saudi Arabia in the extreme heat and humidity of Dallas, where the game started at the hottest time of day- 4:30 p.m. where temperatures went past 40C (104F) in an outdoor stadium. Sweden won 3–1 after two goals from Kennet Andersson and one from Martin Dahlin. Sweden's quarter-final match in San Francisco against Romania has become a memorable match for Swedish football fans. After Sweden had scored late in the second half, Romania managed to equalize in the dying minutes of the match, sending it into extra time. Romania's Florin Răducioiu, who scored the first goal for Romania, scored his second of the day to take Romania ahead at the 101st minute. But with five minutes left, Kennet Andersson scored with a header to make it level at 2–2. The penalty shoot-out began with a miss from Håkan Mild of Sweden, but Thomas Ravelli managed to save two penalties from Daniel Prodan and Miodrag Belodedici, giving Sweden the win and making himself a hero. Sweden advanced to the semi-finals, where they were to face Brazil in Los Angeles. They had managed to score in the group stage against Brazil but couldn't do it a second time. After Jonas Thern had been sent off with a red card, Romário scored the only goal of the game in the 80th minute.

In the third-place match, Sweden played against a Bulgaria side that had lost to Italy in their semi-final match in New York City. Sweden scored 4 goals in the first half, but the second half went goal-less. Sweden finished 3rd and won the bronze medal, the best placing for the national team in a World Cup since the 1958 silver medal. This led Sweden to a second-place in the FIFA World Rankings for one month, in November 1994.

They finished as the top scorers of the tournament, with 15 goals scored in total.

1995–1997

After the World Cup in 1994, Sweden had difficulty reaching up to the same level. The national team was knocked out in qualifying for the 1996 European Championships in England and the World Cup in France in 1998. The qualification for the Euro 96 had started with a win for Sweden 1–0 away against Iceland in September 1994, but then lost against Switzerland away from home. In November 1994, Tomas Brolin broke his foot in a win against Hungary. In the spring of 1995 continued failure in the European Championship qualifiers. Sweden lost the away games against Turkey and played 1–1 draw at home to Iceland. When Sweden drew 0–0 against Switzerland in Gothenburg in September 1995, it was clear that the team would miss the European Championship finals.

The qualifying game for the France 98 was not better. In October 1996, Austria won 1–0 in Stockholm and the month after the Swedes lost against Scotland on away ground. Admittedly, Sweden won against Scotland in the return match in Gothenburg on Walpurgis Night in 1997, but in September 1997 won Austria 1–0 in Vienna. In October 1997, Tommy Svensson quit as head coach and Tommy Söderberg took over.

2000 European Championship

Sweden qualified impressively for this tournament, winning all games except the away game against England (0–0) and conceding only one goal. The finals however, were a great disappointment. Sweden lost their opening game against the host Belgium 1–2. Johan Mjällby scored the goal for Sweden in the 53rd minute after an error by Belgian goalkeeper Filip De Wilde, while Belgium won via goals from Bart Goor in the 43rd minute and Émile Mpenza in the 46th. Then Sweden played 0–0 against Turkey and lost 2–1 to Italy. The goal was scored by Henrik Larsson while Italy won via goals from Luigi Di Biagio and Alessandro Del Piero. Sweden finished the group last behind Belgium with only 1 point. Italy finished first and Turkey second.

2002 World Cup

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Sweden was drawn in the "group of death", Group F, which also featured big favourites Argentina, England and Nigeria. The first match was against England. Sol Campbell gave England the lead in the first half by heading in a left-side corner from David Beckham. The equalizing goal was scored by midfielder Niclas Alexandersson, a powerful left-foot shot from outside the box past David Seaman. The match ended 1–1. In the next game, Sweden played Nigeria. Julius Aghahowa gave Nigeria the lead by heading in a cross from the right. Sweden managed to equalize with a fine goal by Henrik Larsson. Later in the game, Larsson was fouled in the penalty area and Sweden were awarded with a penalty which Larsson himself put in the goal. Sweden won 2–1.

In the final group match, Sweden played Argentina, who needed to win after losing 0–1 to England in the previous game. Sweden midfielder Anders Svensson scored a freekick goal from 30 meters. Andreas Andersson had a shot off the crossbar and out in an attempt to extend the lead. Mattias Jonson committed a foul in the penalty area and Argentina was awarded a penalty. Ariel Ortega shot straight on Magnus Hedman, the Swedish keeper, but Hernán Crespo rushed into the box and shot the rebound from Hedman between the keeper's legs. The goal was controversial because Crespo began running into the box at the same time as Ortega stepped up to shoot. However, the match ended 1–1 and Sweden won the group, England on second place, Argentina third and Nigeria last.

In the round of 16, Sweden played Senegal. Henrik Larsson gave Sweden an early lead by heading in a corner from Anders Svensson. Senegal equalized through Henri Camara. They also had a goal disallowed for offside. The game came to sudden death golden goal. Rising star Zlatan Ibrahimović came on and nearly won Sweden the game. He made a terrific run on the right wing past several Senegal players, and shot with his weaker left foot from a tight angle straight at Senegal's keeper Tony Sylva. Ibrahimović had Larsson and Svensson in excellent positions for a pass, but shot instead. Then Svensson made a great spin past a defender and hit the post with a powerful shot, which Sylva would have had no chance of saving, had it gone inside the posts. Camara then took a weak shot which went past Hedman, off the post and into the goal. Consequently, Sweden were eliminated.

UEFA Euro 2004

Sweden's Henrik Larsson taking a free kick against the Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 2004 quarter-finals.

Sweden came into the tournament in Portugal with low expectations. But after a dazzling 5–0 win against Bulgaria they became one of the favorites. Fredrik Ljungberg began the goal-fest after a well done pass by Zlatan Ibrahimović. Henrik Larsson scored 2–0 and 3–0 in the second half. His first goal was done by a nice header after that he received a perfectly taken crossball by Erik Edman. 4–0 was scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović on a penalty and the substitute Marcus Allbäck scored the last goal of the game. After the 5–0 victory, Sweden became a feared team in the tournament and many were surprised by Sweden's offensive play since they were known to mostly play a defensive form of football.

In the next game they were set up against Italy, who would prove themselves as a very hard opponent. After 36 minutes Antonio Cassano scored the first goal of the game for Italy after a cross by Christian Panucci. A great game by Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson made Sweden survive the rest of the game and after 84 minutes Sweden finally managed to score a goal. Ibrahimović made a backheel shot which found the back of the net.

Sweden's last game of the group was held against Denmark. It was said before the game that if Sweden and Denmark played 2–2, Italy would be eliminated from the tournament. This is exactly what happened. Denmark led the game by 2–1 for a long time. But at the end of the game, Mattias Jonson scored the equalizer after numerous rebounds. Italy was eliminated and both Denmark and Sweden was qualified for the quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals, Sweden had to face Holland. The game became goalless after full-time, but not without a lot of chances. The closest Sweden came to scoring was through Fredrik Ljungberg but he hit the post with a well taken shot. But the game ended goalless in normal time and went to a penalty shootout. After a long run of penalties were taken, it was Olof Mellberg's turn to take a shot. The Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar saved Mellberg's shot and Holland won the game. Sweden was eliminated and Holland was through to the next round.

Swedish national team of 2006.

2006 World Cup

Sweden competed in Group B at the 2006 World Cup. Their squad for the tournament featured players who played club football in eleven different nations. Sweden started the World Cup slowly, recording a goal-less draw against unheralded Trinidad and Tobago, despite playing with a one-man advantage for most of the game. The second game, against Paraguay, looked to be another goal-less draw 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 a 2–0 defeat to the host team, Germany.

2008 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Sweden and Spain meet in UEFA Euro 2008 Group D.

Sweden finished second in Group F behind Spain, thus qualifying for the finals. The campaign included an abandoned match away to Denmark, for which Sweden were awarded a 3–0 win by UEFA.

In their first match in Euro 2008, they beat the reigning European champions, Greece, by a score of 2–0 with goals from Zlatan Ibrahimović and Petter Hansson. Their next game was against Spain, who they played in qualifying. The game looked like a draw until a 92nd-minute strike from David Villa, which put the Spaniards ahead. In the final group match, the Swedes went on to lose 2–0 to the Russians, eliminating them from the tournament.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification ended disastrously for Sweden. In the first game in Tirana, they were only able to tie 0–0 with an Albanian side that they were expected to defeat easily. Four days later, Sweden beat Hungary, 2–1, with goals from Kim Källström and Samuel Holmén. They would go on to tie with Portugal twice, both in Stockholm and in Porto. Both games ended 0–0. Sweden would lose to Denmark on home ground with an early strike from Thomas Kahlenberg after a defensive mistake. Sweden had defeated Denmark, 3–0, 2 years earlier. Sweden recovered with a 4–0 hammering of Malta. Against Hungary and Malta, both of the winning goals for Sweden were scored late. They would lose to Denmark again at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen after a late goal from Jakob Poulsen. Meanwhile, Portugal defeated Hungary, 3–0, putting the Portuguese team ahead in the standings. Sweden would defeat Albania, 4–1; however, Sweden was eliminated by Portugal's 4–0 defeat of Malta. Lars Lagerbäck resigned and Erik Hamrén was appointed the next head coach.

2012 European Championship and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

The Swedish team before playing against Austria in 2013 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Sweden's Euro 2012 campaign with their new coach, Erik Hamrén, started well with two consecutive wins in Group E against Hungary and San Marino. After that Sweden lost to the Netherlands in Amsterdam with 1–4, but then won against Moldova first in Stockholm with 2–1 and later in Chișinău with 4–1. After the battle against Moldova Sweden beat their neighbor Finland with 5–0. The following game was a defeat when Hungary through Rudolf scored 2–1 home at Stadium Puskás Ferenc at the last minute of full-time. After that Sweden defeated San Marino with 5–0 away including two goals from Christian Wilhelmsson, who before the two games against San Marino and Hungary hadn't been a regular in the starting eleven during Hamréns tenure as head coach. The Swedish team then proceeded to beat Finland with 2–1 and in the final game beat the Netherlands with 3–2 to end their streak of 17 consecutive qualification-game wins. On 2 December 2011, Sweden were drawn into Group D alongside England, Ukraine and France in the Euro 2012 competition.^[2][3]

In their Euro 2012 opening match Sweden lost against host nation Ukraine with 2–1.^[4] In their second group match Sweden lost to England with 3–2, thus eliminating them from the tournament.^[5] In the third game, a Swedish team with nothing to lose or gain outplayed France in a 2–0 victory.

Playing in Group C of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Sweden finished second behind Germany, and was one of eight teams to move on to the second round of qualification. A notable result during group play was their match in Germany on 16 October 2012 where they fought back from 4–0 down with 30 minutes remaining to draw the game 4–4 at the Olympiastadion, and was widely regarded as one of the most memorable comebacks in the history.^[6]

A key win in their group was the home game against Austria on 11 October 2013, as Martin Olsson and Zlatan Ibrahimović both scored in the second half to secure the win at the Friends Arena.^[7]

Using the October 2013 FIFA World Rankings, Sweden was ranked 25th overall and would face one of the four highest ranked teams in the second round of qualification. They were drawn to face Portugal, the team that beat Sweden for a qualification spot in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. After a 1–0 loss in Lisbon and a 3–2 loss in Solna, Portugal won 4–2 on aggregate and Sweden once again failed to qualify for the World Cup.^[8]

UEFA Euro 2016

The Swedish team before playing against Russia in 2015 during the Euro 2016 qualifiers

Competing in Group G of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers, Sweden picked up their first point on the road in Austria with a 1–1 draw on 8 September 2014.^[9] After a 1–1 draw against Russia at the Friends Arena, Sweden then picked up their first win in their next match with a 2–0 result against Liechtenstein.^[10] Sweden then went unbeaten for another three matches before suffering two consecutive defeats, a 1–0 loss to Russia in Moscow and a crushing 4–1 home defeat to group leaders Austria. This caused Sweden to move down to third place in their group, just one point above fourth-placed Montenegro. Sweden then bounced back to win their final two group games against Liechtenstein and Moldova with the scoreline being 2–0 on both occasions. They finished their group in third position behind Austria and Russia and qualified for the playoffs. Sweden were drawn against big rivals Denmark and won 4–3 on aggregate, qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2016. They were, however, eliminated from the group stage, losing to Italy and Belgium, drawing with the Republic of Ireland and scoring no goals of their own (their only goal was an own goal by Ciaran Clark).

2018 World Cup

On 25 July 2015, Sweden were drawn in Group A of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. The team scored six wins, a draw and three losses. As a result, they tied with the Netherlands in points, and claimed second place on goal difference.

On 13 November 2017, Sweden qualified for the 2018 World Cup after a 0–0 draw away to Italy at the San Siro during the second leg of their qualification play-off match. As Sweden had won the first match 1–0, this resulted in a Swedish win on aggregate, making their return to the World Cup for the first time in 12 years.

At the 2018 World Cup, Sweden started its campaign by a 1–0 win over South Korea in the first match on 18 June, through a penalty goal decided by the new VAR technology.^[11] In their second match on 23 June they continued with a loss against Germany, after Sweden attained 1–0 in the first half Germany got 1–1 early on in the second half and won with a goal in the last 15 seconds in the 95th minute.^[12] Despite this loss, Sweden advanced to the knockout stage top of the group with a 3–0 win over Mexico, while Germany were knocked out bottom of the group with a 2–0 loss to South Korea.^[13]

On 3 July 2018, Sweden played Switzerland in the round of 16, beating them 1-0, and advancing to the quarter finals for the first time since 1994.^[14] In the quarter-finals, Sweden suffered a 2–0 defeat to England and was thus knocked out.

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Umbro	1970 FIFA World Cup
Adidas	1974–2003
Umbro	2003–2013
Adidas	2013–present

FIFA World Cup

Sweden in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final.

Sweden playing against Germany in the 2006 FIFA World Cup at Munich's Allianz Arena.

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter									No qualification
1934	Quarter-finals	8th	2	1	0	1	4	4		2	2	0	0	8	2
1938	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2	11	9		3	2	0	1	11	7
1950	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	11	15		2	2	0	0	6	2
1954	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	9	8
1958	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	12	7		Qualified as hosts
1962	Did not qualify									5	3	0	2	11	5
1966										4	2	1	1	10	3
1970	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	2	2		4	3	0	1	12	5
1974	Second round	5th	6	2	2	2	7	6		7	4	2	1	17	9
1978	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	1	3		4	3	0	1	7	4
1982	Did not qualify									8	3	2	3	7	8
1986										8	4	1	3	14	9
1990	Group stage	21st	3	0	0	3	3	6		6	4	2	0	9	3
1994	Third place	3rd	7	3	3	1	15	8		10	6	3	1	19	8
1998	Did not qualify									10	7	0	3	16	9
2002	Round of 16	13th	4	1	2	1	5	5		10	8	2	0	20	3
2006	Round of 16	14th	4	1	2	1	3	4		10	8	0	2	30	4
2010	Did not qualify									10	5	3	2	13	5
2014										12	6	2	4	21	18
2018	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	6	4		12	7	2	3	27	9
2022	To be determined
2026
Total	Best: Runners-up	12/21	51	19	13	19	80	73		130	79	21	30	263	121

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Championship

Swedish supporters during UEFA Euro 2008.

Sweden at the UEFA Euro 2012.

UEFA European Championship record										UEFA European Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter									Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify									6	2	3	1	8	7
1968										6	2	1	3	9	12
1972										6	2	2	2	3	5
1976										6	3	0	3	8	9
1980										6	1	2	3	9	13
1984										8	5	1	2	14	5
1988										8	4	2	2	12	5
1992	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	5		Qualified as hosts
1996	Did not qualify									8	2	3	3	9	10
2000	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	4		8	7	1	0	10	1
2004	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	3	0	8	3		8	5	2	1	19	3
2008	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	4		12	8	2	2	23	9
2012	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	5	5		10	8	0	2	31	11
2016	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	1	3		12	6	4	2	19	12
2020	To be determined
2024
Total	Best: Semi-finals	6/15	20	5	6	9	25	24		105	56	23	26	178	102

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA Nations League

Olympic Games

Sweden at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 were only open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the FIFA World Cup. After the 1988 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for U23 teams with a maximum of three older players. See Sweden national under-23 football team for competition record from 1992 until present day.

Olympic Games record										Olympic Games qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	14		No qualification
1912	Round of 16	9th	2	0	0	2	3	5		No qualification
1920	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	0	2	14	7
1924	Third place	3rd	5	3	1	1	18	5		No qualification
1928	Did not enter									No qualification
1936	Round of 16	9th	1	0	0	1	2	3
1948	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	22	3		No qualification
1952	Third place	3rd	4	3	0	1	9	8		No qualification
1956	Did not enter									Did not enter
1960
1964	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	2	6
1968	Did not enter									Did not enter
1972
1976
1980
Total	1 title	7/15	21	11	1	9	69	45		2	0	1	1	2	6

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Nordic Football Championship

*Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

Minor tournaments

Minor tournaments record
Tournament	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1939 DBU 50 years	Semi-final	3rd	1	0	0	1	0	1
1947 FBF 40 years	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	11	2
1952 NFF 50 years	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	3	3
1954 SvFF 50 years	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	9	0
1957 FBF 50 years	Winners	1st	2	1	1	0	5	1
1981 Lahti Cup	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	5	4
1988 Maspalomas	Winners	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1
1988 West Berlin	Winners	1st	2	1	1	0	3	1
1989 DBU 100 years	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	7
1991 Scania 100	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	6	3
1994 Joe Robbie Cup	Winners	1st	2	1	1	0	3	1
1994 Nordic Cup	Winners	1st	2	1	0	1	2	1
1995 Umbro Cup	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	5	6
1996 Carlsberg Cup	Winners	1st	2	1	1	0	2	1
1997 King's Cup	Winners	1st	4	3	1	0	6	1
2001 King's Cup	Winners	1st	4	2	2	0	9	3
2003 King's Cup	Winners	1st	4	3	1	0	12	4
2004 Carlsberg Cup	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	3	3
2011 Cyprus Cup	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1	0	3	1
2013 King's Cup	Winners	1st	2	1	1	0	4	1
Total	12 titles		46	26	12	8	98	45

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Major titles

• FIFA World Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 1958
  • Third place (2): 1950, 1994
  • Fourth place (1): 1938
• UEFA European Championship
  • Semi-final (1): 1992
• Olympic football tournament
  • Gold Medal (1): 1948
  • Bronze Medal (2): 1924, 1952

Minor titles

• Nordic Football Championship
  • Winners (9): 1933–36, 1937–47, 1948–51, 1952–55, 1956–59, 1960–63, 1964–67, 1968–71, 1972–77

Matches not counted as international matches by FIFA

This is a list of matches that the Swedish FA counts as official international matches, but not FIFA.^[17] All these matches are included in the table above.

• Sweden 1–6 England Amateurs (Gothenburg, Sweden; 8 September 1908)
• England Amateurs 7–0 Sweden (Kingston upon Hull, England; 6 November 1909)
• Sweden 1–5 England Amateurs (Solna, Sweden; 10 June 1914)
• Sweden 4–1 Norway (Tampere, Finland; 21 July 1952)
• Sweden 3–1 Austria (Helsinki, Finland; 23 July 1952)
• Hungary 6–0 Sweden (Helsinki, Finland; 28 July 1952)
• Sweden 2–0 Germany (Helsinki, Finland; 1 August 1952)
• Hungary 4–0 Sweden (Budapest, Hungary; 4 May 1963)
• Sweden 2–2 Hungary (Gothenburg, Sweden; 27 October 1963)
• Sweden 4–2 Norway (Lahti, Finland; 28 February 1981)
• Sweden 4–0 United States (Jönköping, Sweden; 23 February 1984)
• Romania 0–2 Sweden (Bangkok, Thailand; 9 February 1997)
• Sweden 1–0 Denmark (La Manga, Spain; 31 January 2000)
• South Africa Development 1–1 Sweden (Nelspruit, South Africa; 22 January 2011)
• Cyprus 0–2 Sweden (Nicosia, Cyprus; 8 February 2011)
• Qatar U23 0–5 Sweden (Doha, Qatar; 23 January 2012)
• Sweden 1–1 (4–1 p) North Korea (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 23 January 2013)
• Sweden 3–0 Finland (Chiang Mai, Thailand; 26 January 2013)
• Sweden 0–1 Finland (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 19 January 2015)
• Sweden 1–1 Estonia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 6 January 2016)
• Finland 0–3 Sweden (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 10 January 2016)
• Sweden 1–2 Ivory Coast (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 8 January 2017)
• Sweden 6–0 Slovakia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 January 2017)
• Sweden 1–1 Estonia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 7 January 2018)
• Sweden 1–0 Denmark (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 11 January 2018)

2017

Sweden  v  Ivory Coast

8 January 2017 Friendly	Sweden	1–2	Ivory Coast	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16:45 UTC+4	Kanon  39' (o.g.)	Report	N'Guessan  45+1' Sio  50'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Amaar Aljenabi (United Arab Emirates)

Sweden  v  Slovakia

12 January 2017 Friendly	Sweden	6–0	Slovakia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16:45 UTC+4	Isak  19' Moberg Karlsson  51' Andersson  59', 79' Frick  89' Ghoddos  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Eaasa Abdulaah Hasan (Bahrain)

Sweden  v  Belarus

25 March 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ	Sweden	4–0	Belarus	Solna, Sweden
18:00 UTC+1	Forsberg  19' (pen.), 49' Berg  57' Kiese Thelin  78'	Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 31,243 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

Portugal  v  Sweden

28 March 2017 Friendly	Portugal	2–3	Sweden	Funchal, Portugal
19:45 UTC+1	Ronaldo  18' Granqvist  34' (o.g.)	Report	Claesson  57', 76' Cancelo  90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estádio do Marítimo Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Sweden  v  France

9 June 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ	Sweden	2–1	France	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+2	Durmaz  43' Toivonen  90+3'	Report	Giroud  37'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Norway  v  Sweden

13 June 2017 Friendly	Norway	1–1	Sweden	Oslo, Norway
19:45 (UTC+1)	Elyounoussi  45'	Report	Armenteros  82'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 11,940 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Bulgaria  v  Sweden

31 August 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ	Bulgaria	3–2	Sweden	Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 UTC+3	Manolev  12' Kostadinov  33' Chochev  79'	Report	Lustig  29' Berg  44'	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 12,121 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Belarus  v  Sweden

3 September 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ	Belarus	0–4	Sweden	Barysaw, Belarus
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Forsberg  18' Nyman  24' Berg  37' Granqvist  84' (pen.)	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 6,431 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Sweden  v  Luxembourg

7 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ	Sweden	8–0	Luxembourg	Solna, Sweden
18:00 UTC+2	Granqvist  10' (pen.), 67' (pen.) Berg  18', 37', 54', 71' Lustig  60' Toivonen  76'	Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 50,022 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Netherlands  v  Sweden

10 October 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ	Netherlands	2–0	Sweden	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	Robben  16' (pen.), 40'	Report		Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 41,244 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Sweden  v  Italy

10 November 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ – PO	Sweden	1–0	Italy	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+1	Johansson  61'	Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 49,193 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Italy  v  Sweden

13 November 2017 2018 FIFA WCQ – PO	Italy	0–0	Sweden	Milan, Italy
20:45 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,696 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

2018

Sweden  v  Estonia

7 January 2018 Friendly	Sweden	1–1	Estonia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:15 UTC+4	Holmberg  79'	Report	Anier  58'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Sweden  v  Denmark League XI

11 January 2018 Friendly	Sweden	1–0	Denmark League XI	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4	G. Nilsson  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

Sweden  v  Chile

24 March 2018 Friendly	Sweden	1–2	Chile	Solna, Sweden
18:00 UTC+1	Toivonen  23'	Report	Vidal  22' Bolados  90'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 48,134 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Romania  v  Sweden

27 March 2018 Friendly	Romania	1–0	Sweden	Craiova, Romania
21:30 UTC+3	Rotariu  57'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Sweden  v  Denmark

2 June 2018 Friendly	Sweden	0–0	Denmark	Solna, Sweden
19:45 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 41,558 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Sweden  v  Peru

9 June 2018 Friendly	Sweden	0–0	Peru	Gothenburg, Sweden
19:15 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 32,163 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Sweden  v  South Korea

18 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup – GS	Sweden	1–0	South Korea	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
15:00 UTC+3	Granqvist  65' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Germany  v  Sweden

23 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup – GS	Germany	2–1	Sweden	Sochi, Russia
21:00 UTC+3	Reus  48' Kroos  90+5'	Report	Toivonen  32'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,287 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Mexico  v  Sweden

27 June 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup – GS	Mexico	0–3	Sweden	Yekaterinburg, Russia
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Augustinsson  50' Granqvist  62' (pen.) Álvarez  74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 33,061 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Sweden  v   Switzerland

3 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup – R16	Sweden	1–0	Switzerland	Saint Petersburg, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Forsberg  66'	Report		Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,042 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Sweden  v  England

7 July 2018 2018 FIFA World Cup – QF	Sweden	0–2	England	Samara, Russia
18:00 UTC+4		Report	Maguire  30' Alli  59'	Stadium: Cosmos Arena Attendance: 39,991 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Austria  v  Sweden

6 September 2018 Friendly	Austria	2–0	Sweden	Vienna, Austria
20:45 UTC+2	Helander  11' (o.g) Alaba  64'	Report		Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Sweden  v  Turkey

10 September 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Sweden	2–3	Turkey	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+2	Kiese Thelin  35' Claesson  49'	Report	Çalhanoğlu  51' Akbaba  88', 90+2'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 21,832 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Russia  v  Sweden

11 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Russia	0–0	Sweden	Kaliningrad, Russia
21:45 UTC+2				Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Sweden  v  Slovakia

16 October 2018 Friendly	Sweden	v	Slovakia	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+2				Stadium: Friends Arena

Turkey  v  Sweden

17 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Turkey	v	Sweden	Konya, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium

Sweden  v  Russia

20 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League	Sweden	v	Russia	Solna, Sweden
20:45 UTC+1				Stadium: Friends Arena

Current squad

The following 25 players have been called up for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Russia on 11 October 2018 and for the friendly match against Slovakia on 16 October 2018.^[18]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 October 2018 after the match against Russia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Robin Olsen	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990	25	0	Roma
12	1GK	Karl-Johan Johnsson	(1990-01-28) 28 January 1990	6	0	Guingamp
23	1GK	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	(1989-06-23) 23 June 1989	9	0	Swansea City
2	2DF	Mikael Lustig	(1986-12-13) 13 December 1986	72	6	Celtic
3	2DF	Victor Lindelöf	(1994-07-17) 17 July 1994	27	1	Manchester United
4	2DF	Andreas Granqvist (captain)	(1985-04-16) 16 April 1985	78	8	Helsingborgs IF
5	2DF	Martin Olsson	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988	45	5	Swansea City
6	2DF	Ludwig Augustinsson	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994	22	1	Werder Bremen
16	2DF	Emil Krafth	(1994-08-02) 2 August 1994	17	0	Amiens
18	2DF	Pontus Jansson	(1991-02-13) 13 February 1991	19	0	Leeds United
24	2DF	Sotirios Papagiannopoulos	(1990-09-05) 5 September 1990	2	0	Copenhagen
7	3MF	Sebastian Larsson (vice captain)	(1985-06-06) 6 June 1985	107	6	AIK
8	3MF	Albin Ekdal	(1989-07-28) 28 July 1989	40	0	Sampdoria
10	3MF	Emil Forsberg	(1991-10-23) 23 October 1991	42	7	RB Leipzig
13	3MF	Gustav Svensson	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987	18	0	Seattle Sounders
14	3MF	Kristoffer Olsson	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995	3	0	AIK
15	3MF	Oscar Hiljemark	(1992-06-28) 28 June 1992	26	2	Genoa
17	3MF	Viktor Claesson	(1992-01-02) 2 January 1992	30	4	Krasnodar
19	3MF	Marcus Rohdén	(1991-05-11) 11 May 1991	14	1	Crotone
21	3MF	Jimmy Durmaz	(1989-03-22) 22 March 1989	47	3	Toulouse
25	3MF	Kristoffer Peterson	(1994-11-28) 28 November 1994	0	0	Heracles Almelo
9	4FW	Marcus Berg	(1986-08-17) 17 August 1986	64	18	Al Ain
11	4FW	John Guidetti	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992	24	1	Alavés
20	4FW	Sebastian Andersson	(1991-07-15) 15 July 1991	3	2	Union Berlin
22	4FW	Isaac Kiese Thelin	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992	27	3	Bayer Leverkusen

Recent call-ups

The following 35 players have also been called up to the Sweden squad within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jacob Rinne	(1993-06-20) 20 June 1993	2	0	AaB	v.  Romania, 27 March 2018
GK	Peter Abrahamsson	(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988	1	0	BK Häcken	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
GK	Pontus Dahlberg	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999	1	0	Watford	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
GK	Andreas Linde	(1993-07-24) 24 July 1993	1	0	Molde FK	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018 WD
DF	Niklas Hult	(1990-02-13) 13 February 1990	8	0	AEK Athens	v.  Turkey, 10 September 2018
DF	Filip Helander	(1993-04-22) 22 April 1993	5	0	Bologna	v.  Turkey, 10 September 2018
DF	Johan Larsson	(1990-05-05) 5 May 1990	6	0	Brøndby IF	v.  Romania, 27 March 2018
DF	Anton Tinnerholm	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991	9	0	New York City	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
DF	Linus Wahlqvist	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	6	0	Dynamo Dresden	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
DF	Joakim Nilsson	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994	4	0	IF Elfsborg	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
DF	Franz Brorsson	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996	2	0	Malmö FF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
DF	Jacob Une Larsson	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994	2	0	Djurgårdens IF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
DF	Joel Andersson	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	1	0	FC Midtjylland	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
DF	Rasmus Lindkvist	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990	1	0	AIK	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
MF	Ken Sema	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993	6	0	Watford	v.  Turkey, 10 September 2018
MF	Sam Larsson	(1993-04-10) 10 April 1993	4	1	Feyenoord	v.  Turkey, 10 September 2018
MF	Alexander Fransson	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994	6	0	IFK Norrköping	v.  Romania, 27 March 2018
MF	Oscar Lewicki	(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992	15	0	Malmö FF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
MF	Jiloan Hamad	(1990-11-06) 6 November 1990	8	0	Hammarby IF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
MF	Kerim Mrabti	(1994-05-20) 20 May 1994	3	0	Djurgårdens IF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
MF	Magnus Eriksson	(1990-04-08) 8 April 1990	1	0	San Jose Earthquakes	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018 WD
MF	Robert Gojani	(1992-10-19) 19 October 1992	1	0	IF Elfsborg	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
MF	Jesper Karlström	(1995-06-21) 21 June 1995	1	0	Djurgårdens IF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
MF	Erdal Rakip	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996	0	0	Benfica	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018 WD
MF	Simon Tibbling	(1994-09-07) 7 September 1994	0	0	Brøndby IF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018 WD
MF	Jakob Johansson	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990	15	1	Rennes	v.  Italy, 13 November 2017
FW	Mikael Ishak	(1993-03-31) 31 March 1993	4	1	1. FC Nürnberg	v.  Slovakia, 16 October 2018 WD
FW	Robin Quaison	(1993-10-09) 9 October 1993	6	2	Mainz 05	v.  Turkey, 10 September 2018
FW	Ola Toivonen RET	(1986-07-03) 3 July 1986	64	14	Melbourne Victory	2018 FIFA World Cup
FW	Christoffer Nyman	(1992-10-05) 5 October 1992	10	1	Eintracht Braunschweig	v.  Romania, 27 March 2018 WD
FW	David Moberg Karlsson	(1994-03-20) 20 March 1994	3	1	IFK Norrköping	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
FW	Kalle Holmberg	(1993-03-03) 3 March 1993	2	1	IFK Norrköping	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
FW	Gustaf Nilsson	(1997-05-23) 23 May 1997	2	1	Vejle BK	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
FW	Jordan Larsson	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997	2	0	IFK Norrköping	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018
FW	Carlos Strandberg	(1996-04-14) 14 April 1996	0	0	Malmö FF	v.  Denmark, 11 January 2018 WD