Sweden men's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue and Yellow) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jon Dahl Tomasson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Victor Lindelöf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Anders Svensson (148) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Nationalarenan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | SWE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 32 3 (18 September 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 2 (November 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 45 (March 2015, October–November 2015, March 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11–3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12–0 Latvia (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) 12–0 South Korea (London, England; 5 August 1948) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Great Britain 12–1 (London, England; 20 October 1908) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1934) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Semi-finals (1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Website | svenskfotboll.se | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Sweden men's national football team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i fotboll) represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Nationalarenan in Solna and the team is coached by Jon Dahl Tomasson. From 1945 to the late 1950s, they were considered one of the greatest teams in Europe.[3]
Sweden has made twelve appearances at the World Cup with their first coming in 1934. They have also made seven appearances at the European Championship. Sweden finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which they hosted, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden's other accomplishments also include a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They also reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 1992, while hosting the tournament.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ Sengupta, Somnath (30 June 2018). "'What if?' – The story of India's lost opportunity at the 1950 World Cup". Football Paradise. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
[Sweden] were arguably the best team in Europe when football restarted after War until the rise of the great Hungarian team of the early 1950s. [...] Sweden was still perhaps the strongest European team in 1950