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Sweden has traditionally been a strong team in international football, with 12 World Cup appearances and 3 medals in the Olympics. Sweden national team finished second in the 1958 World Cup, when it was the host team, being beaten by Brazil 5–2 in the final. Sweden has also finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994. In 1938, they finished fourth.
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 (), the sport's global governing body.
Björn Nordqvist, with 115 caps for Sweden, was the World record holder for international caps when he ended his national team career in 1978. With 62 goals in 116 caps, Zlatan Ibrahimović is the top scorer for the national team, Sven Rydell in second place with 49 goals in only 43 caps and Gunnar Nordahl in third with 43 goals in only 33 caps.
Meanwhile, Sweden cruised through the group stage with three wins by a combined score of 9-1. This will be a matchup between the top-ranked team in the FIFA world rankings (the U.S.) and No. 3 ...
Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to condemn the defending champions to their earliest Women's World Cup exit on Sunday after the teams were locked at 0-0 at the end of extra time.
Sweden national football team results (2020–present) This article provides details of international football games played by the Sweden men's national football team from 2020 to present. [1][2][3]
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