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Sweden national football team

 

Sweden national football team

{{National football team |
Name = Sweden |
Badge = Sweden_national_football_team_logo.png |
Nickname = - |
Association = Swedish Football Association |
Coach = Lars Lagerbäck, 2000- |
Most caps = Thomas Ravelli (143) |
Top scorer = Sven Rydell (49) |

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(Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July, 1908) | Largest win = Sweden 12 - 0 Latvia
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May, 1927) | Largest loss = England Amateur 12 - 1 Sweden
(London, England; 20 October, 1908) | World cup apps = 10 | World cup first = 1934 | World cup best = Runners-up, 1958 | Regional name = European Championship | Regional cup apps = 3 | Regional cup first = 1992 | Regional cup best = Semifinals, 1992 }} The Sweden national football team (Landslaget in Swedish) is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden has seen some success at the World Cup, finishing second when they hosted the tournament in 1958, and third twice: in 1950 and 1994. Their best showing in the European Football Championship came when Sweden hosted as well: they reached the semifinals of Euro 92.

The current manager of the team, Lars Lagerbäck, originally joined the coaching staff in 1997 as an assistant to Tommy Söderberg, and was promoted to joint coach in 2000. After Euro 2004, Söderberg chose to leave his post with the senior national team to take over Sweden's under-21 national team, leaving Lagerbäck as sole coach.

World Cup record

  • 1930 - Did not enter
  • 1934 - Quarterfinals
  • 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 - 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

    European Championship record

  • 1960 - Did not enter
  • 1964 to 1988 - Did not qualify
  • 1992 - Semifinals
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 2000 - Round 1
  • 2004 - Quarterfinals

    Famous players


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