The final game for Sweden in the tournament was played in São Paulo, against Spain. Sweden has made twelve appearances at the World Cup with their first coming in 1934. The reverse fixture ended in a goalless draw and Sweden qualified for the final tournament. Zlatan Ibrahimović scored from close range after a pass from Kim Källström in the 52nd minute. In the second round, Sweden beat Yugoslavia, 3–2, but they lost the first game. Sweden national football team: players, line-up, goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards. Henrik Larsson missed a penalty kick early in the second half. Camara then took a weak shot which went past Hedman, off the post and into the goal. Ahlund, Olle. On 24 June, Sweden's World Cup run came to an end with a 2–0 defeat to the host nation, Germany in Munich, after two early goals by Lukas Podolski. After the tournament, the German players commented that the game against Sweden was their best game in that tournament. 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. Several veteran players chose to retire after Sweden failed to reach the World Cup, including Daniel Andersson, Mikael Nilsson and Henrik Larsson, his third and final retirement. The team under Bengt Johansson, nicknamed Bengan Boys in Sweden, is regarded as one of the finest national teams in the history of the sport with players like Tomas Svensson, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander and Stefan Lövgren. This was Sweden's first championship win in any international football tournament. [6] Famous players Åsa Eriksson Matilda Boson Annika Wiel Fredén Tina Flognman Madeleine Grundström Linnea Torstenson Nathalie Hagman Mia Hermansson-Högdahl Isabelle Gulldén Anna-Maria Johansson Lotta Schelin is the top goalscorer in the history of Sweden with 85 goals. Allback, Marcus. They started their play-off against Norway and won the first game and drew in the last game. In the final group match on 18 June, the Swedes went on to lose 2–0 to the Russians, eliminating them from the tournament. 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. Sweden recovered with a 4–0 hammering of Malta. They finished their group in third position behind Austria and Russia and qualified for the playoffs. In 1916, Sweden defeated Denmark for the first time. After the successful 1970s, reaching all three World Cups, Sweden changed their coach from Georg "Åby" Ericson to Lars "Laban" Arnesson. Ola Toivonen scored 1–0 for Sweden by lobbing the ball over the German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the first half. The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012, and Pia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017. After trailing 0–2 well into the second half, Sweden turned the match around with goals once again by Claesson and Quaison to make it 3–2 late in the game. The Swedish team had profiles that Ronnie Hellström, Bo Larsson and Björn Nordqvist. Three days later, Sweden played against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. Piteå IF. Four consecutive defeats in competitive matches means Sweden's worst streak of results for 108 years, going back to 1912. The qualifying game for the France 98 was not better. Defender Teddy Lučić was controversely sent off by referee Carlos Simon, who was captured laughing while holding up a questionable red card. When Steven Gerrard scored with a header in the 85th minute, it looked like England would win the game. The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches.It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice (the Danish women's team also held all three in 1997), and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball … In October 1997, Tommy Svensson quit as head coach and Tommy Söderberg took over. 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 won 3–1. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Emil Forsberg scored 1–1 which became the final result. However, Ola Kamara equalized for Norway on their only corner of the game to make it 3–3 in the last minute of added time. Sweden: Midfielder: 28/01/1908: Sune Almkvist: Sweden: Midfielder: 04/02/1886: Herbert Almqvist: Sweden: Goalkeeper: Reine Almqvist: Sweden: Forward: 12/04/1949: Erik Alstam: Sweden: Goalkeeper: 24/10/1889: John Alvbåge: Sweden: Goalkeeper: 10/08/1982: Peder Amberntsson: Sweden: Defender: 23/03/1950: Bengt Andersen: Sweden: Defender: 15/03/1951: Adam Andersson: Sweden: Midfielder: 11/11/1996: Åke Andersson: … The goal was controversial because Crespo began running into the box at the same time as Ortega stepped up to shoot. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1–0 win for Portugal the first match in Lisbon on 15 November. [19] The abandoned match against Denmark on 2 June 2007 here counts as a draw. Full squad information for Sweden, including formation summary and lineups from recent games, player profiles and team news. Late in the second half, Henrik Larsson equalized to 1–1. Ibrahimović had Larsson and Svensson in excellent positions for a pass, but shot instead. Andreas Andersson had a shot off the crossbar and out in an attempt to extend the lead. On 17 November, Sweden beat Turkey 0–1 in Konya after a penalty goal from captain Andreas Granqvist. Mikael Lustig wife Josefin Johnsson 3. Pages that were modified between April 2014 and June 2016 are adapted from information taken from Esportspedia.com. Alvbage, John. Andriy Shevchenko equalized by heading in a corner just three minutes later, and in the 62nd minute, he scored another header. Sweden finished second in Group F behind Spain, and qualified for the finals as the best runner up. 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. 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. Sweden equalized through an own goal by Glen Johnson and took the lead when Olof Mellberg scored 2–1 in the 59th minute. The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record. Sweden finished 3rd in the group and took their first World Cup medal. Sweden's next match was the third-place match against Brazil. 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. With two matches remaining, Sweden had to win both to top the group and to be promoted to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A. In the next game against Russia in Detroit, Russia was handed an early penalty and made it 1–0. But after Daniel Andersson lost control of the ball, Alessandro Del Piero shot it into the top corner. Elin Rubensson. The 1938 World Cup was Sweden's second qualification for the World Cup. Incredibly, Sweden has been drawn into the same group with the United States women’s national team in every Women’s World Cup since 2003. Sweden did not qualify for the European Championship quarter-finals game in 1976. They would lose to Denmark again at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen after a late goal from Jakob Poulsen. Stefan Johansen scored 1–0 for Norway just before half time after a mistake by Andreas Granqvist. Their next game was against Spain on 14 June. However, Henrik Larsson made it 2–2 from close range in the 90th minute. Pages modified between June 2016 and September 2017 are adapted from information taken from EsportsWikis.com. See more ideas about sweden, teams, female football player. 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 played its first international game against Norway on 12 July 1908, an 11–3 victory. [7] In the third group stage game on 19 June, Sweden played against France. Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. It was West Germany's first ever loss in a World Cup qualifier. The debutant Marcus Danielson scored and Sebastian Larsson scored two penalty goals. 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. (Jonas Ekströmer TT) 14 players from Pioli’s squad will be in action with their respective national teams in this upcoming break. His fourth goal was an extraordinary overhead bicycle kick from 35 yards, which later won the FIFA Puskás Award for goal of the year. Sweden played their second group stage match against England on 15 June. 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. His first goal was a diving header after a perfectly taken crossball from the left by Erik Edman. Sweden’s first match will be against Chile on June 11. The team then lost against Austria (0–1) and Spain (0–1). The first match between the teams was an 8–0 Denmark win in May 1913. Kim Källström had a penalty kick saved early in the first half, which proved to be decisive. The return match was played on 19 November at Friends Arena in Solna. With his 117th appearance, Ibrahimović officially became Sweden's oldest player of all time at the age of 39 years, five months and 22 days, taking over Thomas Ravelli's record from 11 October 1997. Sweden advanced to the semi-finals, where they were to face Brazil in Los Angeles. According to FIFA, Råsunda Stadion was a classic stadium, one of only two stadiums in the world, the other one being the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, USA, which hosted both the men's and women's World Cup final (1958 FIFA World Cup final and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup). Sweden national football team players wife and girlfriend list Zlatan Ibrahimovic partner Helena Seger. Sweden started their qualifying campaign on 23 March 2019 with a 2–1 win against Romania at Friends Arena in Solna. Sweden National Teams Players in the World Cup: A. Abrahamsson, Henock. The qualifying campaign included an abandoned match away to Denmark, for which Sweden were awarded a 3–0 win by UEFA. Henrik Larsson scored 2–0 and 3–0 in the second half. This was the first competitive match between the nations since the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification. This is a list of matches that the Swedish FA counts as official international matches, but not FIFA. Qualifying for the tournament as one of six European national teams, Sweden played in the same group as Italy and Paraguay. Sweden were seeded in pot 3 and drawn in Group E together with Spain from pot 1, Poland from pot 2 and Slovakia from pot 4, who qualified via play-off.[17]. The match ended 1–1. 1978 took Sweden for the third consecutive World Cup. Sweden qualified impressively for this tournament, winning all games except the away game against England (0–0) and conceding only one goal. Sweden finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Four days later, Sweden beat Hungary, 2–1, with goals from Kim Källström and Samuel Holmén. They also reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 1992. 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'). Henrik Larsson gave Sweden an early lead by heading in a corner from Anders Svensson. Senegal equalized through Henri Camara. Several of the profiles from 1974, still with (Larsson, Edström, Nordqvist) but also new players such as Anders Linderoth, Hasse Borg and Torbjörn Nilsson. After Jonas Thern had been sent off with a red card, Romário scored the only goal of the game in the 80th minute. 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. However, France turned the match around to win 4–2. 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. The most valuable player of the national football team of Sweden in 2020 was Jordan Larsson, with a market value of 2.8 million euros. The two wins meant promotion for Sweden to League A and a guaranteed play-off spot for the UEFA Euro 2020, should they not qualify directly via the regular qualification process. In the next match, against Wales, Sweden drew 0–0. Ullevi in Gothenburg is used for some games which Sweden plays, such as the centennial game of the Swedish football association, against England in 2004. After Sweden's early exit from the tournament, the veteran Olof Mellberg announced his retirement from the national team. After the World Cup, Olle Nordin resigned and Nisse Andersson became a temporary coach until Tommy Svensson took over in 1991. In 1938, they finished fourth. Caps and goals updated as of 31 March 2021 after the match against Estonia. 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. [12] 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. 43 Swedish national team players announced on Aug. 14 they’ll be boycotting both a training camp and the upcoming 5 Nations Tournament that starts Aug. 20 in Finland. 06/10/1993. The equalizing goal was scored by midfielder Niclas Alexandersson, a powerful left-foot shot from outside the box past David Seaman. The stadium was used for the football tournament in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, and hosted 8 games during the FIFA World Cup 1958. Zlatan Ibrahimović scored a spectacular flying volley early in the second half and Sebastian Larsson sealed a meaningless 2–0 win during stoppage time. The second match was a 2–2 draw against Paraguay. Luigi Di Biagio scored with a header on a corner kick in the first half to give Italy the lead. After a very long stretch of games, which ended with a … 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. This led Sweden to a second-place in the FIFA World Rankings for one month, in November 1994. Rising star Zlatan Ibrahimović came on and nearly won Sweden the game. Then on 15 June Sweden played 0–0 against Turkey. On 5 September, Sweden played away against Faroe Islands in Tórshavn. 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. Sweden were unable to respond to this and lost the match 1–2. Visit FOXSports.com to view the Sweden roster for the current soccer season. The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen (The Lions in Finnish and Swedish), as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, … In the qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Sweden lost both matches against Denmark by 1–0 and failed to qualify for the World Cup. Joe Cole scored 1–0 for England with a spectacular long range shot in the 34th minute. The following 24 players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Georgia on 25 March 2021 and against Kosovo on 28 March 2021, and for the friendly match against Estonia on 31 March 2021.[21]. Sweden started the World Cup slowly, recording a goal-less draw on 10 June in Dortmund against unheralded Trinidad and Tobago, despite playing with a one-man advantage for most of the game. List: 1. Sweden was drawn in the "group of death", Group F, which also featured big favourites Argentina, England and Nigeria. In the semi-finals following the group stage, Sweden were eliminated by Germany with 2–3. The following 16 players have also been called up to the Sweden squad within the last twelve months. Råsunda stadium was opened 18 September 1910, and had a capacity of only 2.000, mostly standing. However, Ronaldo scored two more counter-attack goals and Portugal won the game 3–2 and 4–2 on aggregate. The total attendance was approximately 52,000 people. 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Sweden finished 2nd in the group and advanced to the second group stage. Promoted to League A, Sweden was drawn in Group A3 together with reigning champions Portugal, reigning World champions France and 2018 World Cup-runners up Croatia. Julius Aghahowa gave Nigeria the lead by heading in a cross from the right. 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. Fredrik Ljungberg began the goal-fest after a well done pass by Zlatan Ibrahimović. After the final match the Brazilian players honoured the host nation by sprinting around the pitch holding a Swedish flag. Sweden lost their opening game on 10 June against the host Belgium 1–2. 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 football history.[8]. Henrik Larsson also hit the cross bar from close range. Freddie Ljungberg, Marcus Allbäck and Niclas Alexandersson all chose to retire from the national team after Sweden was eliminated. Sweden lost their first five matches against Denmark before their first win in October 1916 by the score 4–0. In the 1950 World Cup, the Swedish football association did not allow any professional Swedish football players to take part. Captain for the day Sebastian Larsson then scored from the penalty spot. 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 by Andreas Granqvist, decided by the new VAR technology. In that game the Swedes lost 2–4, and ended in fourth place for the first and only time in Swedish football history. 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. Zlatan Ibrahimović scored four goals in a world class performance. Consequently, Sweden only fielded amateur players during the tournament. The first game against Bulgaria ended in a draw. On 11 May 1976, Sweden lost for the first time since 1937 at home to Denmark. 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. Three days later, Sweden played the return fixture against neighbours Norway at Friends Arena in Solna. In the second game, Sweden played against Korea and won 12–0, one of the two largest margin wins Sweden has ever had. The first game, Sweden vs Mexico, was played at Sweden's national stadium, Råsunda Stadium, Solna, and was attended by around 32,000 people. Per Nilsson wife Johanna Nilsson 5. Zlatan Ibrahimović took a break from the national team due to Sweden missing the World Cup. 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. But Råsunda stadium is still the only stadium in Scandinavia that has hosted four big tournaments. 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. The first match was against England on 2 June. From 1990 through 2002 the team reached the medal round in every championship (6 World Championships, 5 European Championships and … A great game by Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson made Sweden survive the rest of the game and after 84 minutes, Zlatan Ibrahimović scored a backheel goal to make it 1–1, which became the final score. They were drawn to face Portugal, the team that beat Sweden for a qualification spot in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. In the round of 16 on 16 June, Sweden played Senegal. Alexandersson, Niclas. Sweden managed to equalize with a goal by Henrik Larsson. 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. Sweden's last game of the group was held against Denmark. On 17 July, Henrik Larsson retired for a second time from the national team. In the semi-final match against Hungary, Sweden lost 1–5. Founded 1904 Address PO Box 1216 17 123 Solna Country Sweden Phone +46 (8) 735 0900 Fax +46 (8) 735 0901 E-mail svff@svenskfotboll.se This meant that Sweden once again failed to qualify for the World Cup. In the next game on 18 June, they were set up against Italy, who would prove themselves as a very hard opponent. Both teams advanced from the group stage and Denmark went on to win the tournament. Sweden finished the group last behind Belgium with only 1 point. Sweden were drawn against big rivals Denmark and won 4–3 on aggregate, qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2016. This result meant that Sweden finished last in the group due to inferior goal difference to Croatia and will be relegated to League B for the next UEFA Nations League tournament. In the spring of 1995 continued failure in the European Championship qualifiers. The game against West Germany was played in Düsseldorf with an attendance of 66,500 people. In the qualification for UEFA Euro 2008, Sweden were awarded a 3–0 win away against Denmark after a Danish fan invaded the pitch and attacked the referee. But only the winner of the group advanced and Sweden was eliminated with a loss in its next game against West Germany. On 25 July 2015, Sweden were drawn in Group A of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. They had managed to score in the group stage against Brazil but couldn't do it a second time. The stadium was expanded during 1937, to a capacity of 40,000 people. On 19 June, Sweden lost 2–1 to eventual runners-up Italy in the last group stage match. 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, but were unable to prevail against Romania in the battle for the top spot, losing both away and at home against the Tricolours. However, the World Cup campaign ended quickly after three 1–2 defeats in the group stage matches, against Brazil, Scotland and Costa Rica. The Sweden national football team (Swedish: svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. The semifinal at Ullevi, Gothenburg, was the only game in the tournament which Sweden did not play at Råsunda. 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. 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. [9], 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. Against Hungary and Malta, both of the winning goals for Sweden were scored late. In their first match in Euro 2008 on 10 June, they beat the reigning European champions, Greece, by a score of 2–0 with goals from Zlatan Ibrahimović and Petter Hansson. Early in the second half, Marcus Berg scored 1–0 for Sweden with a header from close range. National League: Hartlepool United R. Holland: National Lea… Kettering Town K. Scott: Non League P… Hednesford Town B. Conway: Non League P… Atherton Collieries J. Rosero: Non League P… Haringey Borough K. Roberts: Non League D… The player with the most caps is Therese Sjögran, with 214. 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'). In the quarter-finals, Sweden played against the defending champions, the Soviet Union. Eskilstuna United. Sweden still needed to score a third goal because of Portugal's away goal. Visit ESPN to view Sweden squad and player information from all competitions, along … Sweden would lose to Denmark on home ground with an early strike from Thomas Kahlenberg after a defensive mistake by Mikael Nilsson. 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. They beat Cuba 8–0 with both Harry Andersson (on his debut) and Gustav Wetterström scoring hat-tricks. After the tournament, Mattias Jonson and Teddy Lučić announced they had retired from the national team. Sweden won the game 3–0, taking the lead in Group 3. The draw was enough for Sweden to go through to the round of 16. Football statistics of the country Sweden in the year 2020. On 11 October, Sweden looked to draw 1–1 against Croatia in Zagreb after Marcus Berg's goal, but a defensive mistake by Pontus Jansson late in the match gave Croatia a 2–1 win. Sweden were drawn in Group B along with Spain, Greece, Georgia and Kosovo. Swedish supporters showed up first during the 1912 Summer Olympics, where they chanted "Heja Sverige / friskt humör / det är det som susen gör" (roughly meaning "Come on, Sweden / being in good spirits is what does the trick") during the football games. Andy Carroll scored 1–0 for England with a powerful header in the 23rd minute. BK Häcken. They also had a goal disallowed for offside. After the 1988 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for U23 teams with a maximum of three older players. Jul 24, 2013 - Explore Caicai Morgan's board "Sweden Women's national team" on Pinterest. To gear up for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France this summer, here’s a look at five key players we’ll be watching when the ball starts rolling. Sweden played their opening match on 11 June against Ukraine. The final was played at legendary Wembley Stadium in London. Sweden has also finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994. [14] 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.[15]. The coordinated release spread across social media a day before the Damkronorna were due to assemble for training camp in Bosön. Football statistics of the country Sweden in the year 2014. On 15 November, Sweden defeated Romania 2–0 in Bucharest with goals by Marcus Berg and Robin Quaison in the first half. The order for this list is by most appearances as captain, then chronological order of first captaincy. Sweden's other accomplishments also include a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. 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