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Sweden at the FIFA World Cup

{{Short description|Participation of Sweden's national football team in the FIFA Men's World Cup}}

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This is a record of Sweden's results at the FIFA Men’s World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070614094554/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage] (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 6 June 2007.

Sweden have been one of the more successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having reached the top four on four occasions, and becoming runners-up on home ground in 1958. They have been present at 12 out of 21 World Cups by 2018.

Throughout the World Cup history, Brazil became Sweden's historical rival. The two countries have met each other seven times but Sweden never won, with five victories for the Brazilian side and two draws.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=swe/team2=bra/code=17/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233015/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=swe/team2=bra/code=17/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2014|title=Head-to-Head: Sweden v Brazil|publisher=FIFA.com}} Another historical opponent of Sweden in the finals is (West) Germany: four encounters, with three wins for Germany and one for Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=swe/team2=ger/code=17/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232950/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=swe/team2=ger/code=17/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2014|title=Head-to-Head: Sweden v Germany|publisher=FIFA.com}}

Overall record

File:Swedish National football team starting 11 1958 WC final.jpg]]

File:BRA-SWE 1958-FIN-CM.svg]]

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!colspan=9|FIFA World Cup record

!width=1% rowspan=37|

!colspan=6|FIFA World Cup qualification record

Year

!Round

!Position

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

{{flagicon|Uruguay}} 1930

|colspan=8 rowspan=1|Did not enter

|colspan=6 rowspan=1|No qualification

{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} 1934

|Quarter-finals

|8th

|2

|1

|0

|1

|4

|4

|2

|2

|0

|0

|8

|2

bgcolor=#9acdff

|{{flagicon|France}} 1938

|Fourth place

|4th

|3

|1

|0

|2

|11

|9

|3

|2

|0

|1

|11

|7

bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} 1950

|Third place

|3rd

|5

|2

|1

|2

|11

|15

|2

|2

|0

|0

|6

|2

{{flagicon|Switzerland}} 1954

|colspan=8 |Did not qualify

|4

|1

|1

|2

|9

|8

bgcolor=silver

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1958

|Runners-up

|2nd

|6

|4

|1

|1

|12

|7

|colspan=6|Qualified as hosts

{{flagicon|Chile}} 1962

|colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

|5

|3

|0

|2

|11

|5

{{flagicon|England}} 1966

|4

|2

|1

|1

|10

|3

{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1970

|Group stage

|9th

|3

|1

|1

|1

|2

|2

|4

|3

|0

|1

|12

|5

{{flagicon|West Germany}} 1974

|Quarter-finals{{efn|Last 8 held as second group stage.}}

|5th

|6

|2

|2

|2

|7

|6

|7

|4

|2

|1

|17

|9

{{flagicon|Argentina}} 1978

|First group stage

|13th

|3

|0

|1

|2

|1

|3

|4

|3

|0

|1

|7

|4

{{flagicon|Spain}} 1982

|colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

|8

|3

|2

|3

|7

|8

{{flagicon|Mexico}} 1986

|8

|4

|1

|3

|14

|9

{{flagicon|Italy}} 1990

|Group stage

|21st

|3

|0

|0

|3

|3

|6

|6

|4

|2

|0

|9

|3

bgcolor="#cc9966"

|{{flagicon|United States}} 1994

|Third place

|3rd

|7

|3

|3

|1

|15

|8

|10

|6

|3

|1

|19

|8

{{flagicon|France|1974}} 1998

|colspan=8 |Did not qualify

|10

|7

|0

|3

|16

|9

{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} 2002

|Round of 16

|13th

|4

|1

|2

|1

|5

|5

|10

|8

|2

|0

|20

|3

{{flagicon|Germany}} 2006

|Round of 16

|14th

|4

|1

|2

|1

|3

|4

|10

|8

|0

|2

|30

|4

{{flagicon|South Africa}} 2010

|colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify

|10

|5

|3

|2

|13

|5

{{flagicon|Brazil}} 2014

|12

|6

|2

|4

|21

|18

{{flagicon|Russia}} 2018

|Quarter-finals

|7th

|5

|3

|0

|2

|6

|4

|12

|7

|2

|3

|27

|9

{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2022

|colspan=8|Did not qualify

|10

|6

|0

|4

|13

|8

{{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} 2026

|colspan=8 rowspan=3|To be determined

|colspan=6 rowspan=3|To be determined

{{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} 2030
{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 2034
style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|Total

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|Best: Runners-up

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|12/25

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|51

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|19

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|13

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|19

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|80

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|73

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|141

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|86

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|21

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|34

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|280

| style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}"|129

:*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

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

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

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style="background:#FFF01C; color:#005B99; {{box-shadow border|a|#005B99|2px}}" colspan="6"|Sweden's World Cup record
style="background:#005B99; color:#FFF01C"|First match

|{{flagdeco|Sweden}} Sweden 3–2 {{fb-rt|Argentina}}
(27 May 1934; Bologna, Italy)

style="background:#005B99; color:#FFF01C"|Biggest win

|{{fb|Sweden}} 8–0 {{fb-rt|Cuba}}
(12 June 1938; Antibes, France)

style="background:#005B99; color:#FFF01C"|Biggest defeat

|{{fb|Brazil|1889}} 7–1 {{fb-rt|Sweden}}
(9 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

style="background:#005B99; color:#FFF01C"|Best result

|Runners-up at the 1958 FIFA World Cup

style="background:#005B99; color:#FFF01C"|Worst result

|Group stage in 1970, 1978 and 1990

By match

File:FIFA World Cup 2006 - GER vs SWE.jpg in the 2006 FIFA World Cup]]

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
Year

!Round

!Against

!Score

!Scorers

rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|ITA|1861}} 1934Round 1{{fb|ARG}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–2Jonasson (2), Kroon
Quarter-final{{fb|GER|empire}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2Dunker
rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|FRA|1794}} 1938Round 1{{fb|AUT}}w/o
Quarter-final{{fb|CUB}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|8–0H. Andersson (3), Wetterström (3), Keller, Nyberg
Semi-final{{fb|HUN|1920}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–5Nyberg
Bronze final{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|2–4Jonasson, Nyberg
rowspan="5"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} 1950rowspan=2|Group 3{{fb|ITA}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–2Jeppson (2), S. Andersson
|{{fb|PAR|1842}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2Sundqvist, Palmér
rowspan=3|Final round{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–7S. Andersson
|{{fb|URU}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|2–3Palmér, Sundqvist
|{{fb|ESP|1945}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–1Sundqvist, B. Mellberg, Palmér
rowspan="6"|{{flagicon|SWE}} 1958rowspan=3|Group 3{{fb|MEX}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–0Simonsson (2), Liedholm
|{{fb|HUN}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–1Hamrin (2)
|{{fb|WAL}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0
Quarter-final{{fb|URS}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–0Hamrin, Simonsson
Semi-final{{fb|FRG}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–1Skoglund, Gren, Hamrin
Final{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|2–5Liedholm, Simonsson
rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|MEX}} 1970rowspan=3|Group 2{{fb|ITA}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1
|{{fb|ISR}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1Turesson
|{{fb|URU}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0Grahn
rowspan="6"|{{flagicon|FRG}} 1974rowspan=3|Group 3{{fb|BUL|1971}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0
|{{fb|NED}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0
|{{fb|URU}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–0Edström (2), Sandberg
rowspan=3|Group B{{fb|POL}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1
|{{fb|FRG}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|2–4Edström, Sandberg
|{{fb|YUG}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–1Edström, Torstensson
rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|ARG}} 1978rowspan=3|Group 3{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1Sjöberg
|{{fb|AUT}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1
|{{fb|ESP|1977}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1
rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1990rowspan=3|Group C{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2Brolin
|{{fb|SCO}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2Strömberg
|{{fb|CRC}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2Ekström
rowspan="7"|{{flagicon|USA}} 1994rowspan=3|Group B{{fb|CMR}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2Ljung, Dahlin
|{{fb|RUS}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–1Dahlin (2), Brolin
|{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1K. Andersson
Round of 16{{fb|SAU}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–1Dahlin, K. Andersson (2)
Quarter-final{{fb|ROM}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2 (a.e.t.)Brolin, K. Andersson
Semi-final{{fb|BRA}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–1
Third place play-off{{fb|BUL}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|4–0Brolin, Mild, Larsson, K. Andersson
rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|KOR}} {{flagicon|JPN}} 2002rowspan=3|Group F{{fb|ENG}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1Alexandersson
|{{fb|NGA}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2–1Larsson (2)
|{{fb|ARG}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|1–1Svensson
Round of 16{{fb|SEN}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2 (a.e.t.)Larsson
rowspan="4"|{{flagicon|GER}} 2006rowspan=3|Group B{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|0–0
{{fb|PAR}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0Ljungberg
{{fb|ENG}}bgcolor="#ffffbb"|2–2Allbäck, Larsson
Round of 16{{fb|GER}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–2
rowspan="5"|{{flagicon|RUS}} 2018rowspan=3|Group F{{fb|KOR}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0Granqvist
{{fb|GER}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|1–2Toivonen
{{fb|MEX}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|3–0Augustinsson, Granqvist, Álvarez (OG)
Round of 16{{fb|SUI}}bgcolor="#bbffbb"|1–0Forsberg
Quarter-final{{fb|ENG}}bgcolor="#ffbbbb"|0–2

Record players

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Rank

!Player

!Matches

!World Cups

align=center|1

|Henrik Larsson

align=center|131994, 2002 and 2006
rowspan=2 align=center|2

|Kalle Svensson

align=center|111950 and 1958
Bo Larssonalign=center|111970, 1974 and 1978
rowspan=6 align=center|4

|Ronnie Hellström

align=center|101970, 1974 and 1978
Björn Nordqvistalign=center|101970, 1974 and 1978
Tomas Brolinalign=center|101990 and 1994
Klas Ingessonalign=center|101990 and 1994
Roland Nilssonalign=center|101990 and 1994
Thomas Ravellialign=center|101990 and 1994
rowspan=3 align=center|10

|Lennart Skoglund

align=center|91950 and 1958
Ralf Edströmalign=center|91974 and 1978
Stefan Schwarzalign=center|91990 and 1994

Top goalscorers

With his five goals in 1994, Kennet Andersson won the shared Bronze Boot at that tournament.

File:Henrik Larsson (cropped).jpg, Sweden's joint all-time top scorer (alongside Kennet Andersson) at the World Cup]]

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Rank

!Player

!Goals

!World Cups

rowspan=2 align=center|1Kennet Anderssonalign=center|51994
Henrik Larssonalign=center|51994 (1), 2002 (3) and 2006 (1)
rowspan=5 align=center|3

|Agne Simonsson

align=center|41958
Kurt Hamrinalign=center|41958
Ralf Edströmalign=center|41974
Tomas Brolinalign=center|41990 (1) and 1994 (3)
Martin Dahlinalign=center|41994
rowspan=6 align=center|8

|Sven Jonasson

align=center|31934 (2) and 1938 (1)
Harry Anderssonalign=center|31938
Gustav Wetterströmalign=center|31938
Arne Nybergalign=center|31938
Karl-Erik Palméralign=center|31950
Stig Sundqvistalign=center|31950

See also

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215185627/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=swe/ Sweden at FIFA]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100406082803/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/associations/association=swe/worldcup/index.html World Cup Finals Statistics]

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