Sweden national football team
men's national association football team representing Sweden
Sweden national football team is the national football team of Sweden. They made it to 2nd place in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and the semi-finals in the Euro 1992.
| Nickname(s) | Blågult (the Blue-Yellow) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Janne Andersson | ||
| Captain | Andreas Granqvist | ||
| Most caps | Anders Svensson (148) | ||
| Top scorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (62) | ||
| Home stadium | Friends Arena | ||
| FIFA code | SWE | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 23  2 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 2 (November 1994) | ||
| Lowest | 45 (March 2015, October–November 2015, March 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Sweden 11–3 Norway  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Sweden 12–0 Latvia  (Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927) Sweden 12–0 South Korea  (London, England; 5 August 1948) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Great Britain 12–1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October 1908) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1934) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1958) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1992) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (1992) | ||
Most appearancesEdit
| # | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Svensson | 1999–2013 | 130 | 21 |
| 2 | Thomas Ravelli | 1981–1997 | 143 | 0 |
| 3 | Andreas Isaksson | 2002–2016 | 133 | 0 |
| 4 | Kim Källström | 2001–2016 | 131 | 16 |
| 5 | Olof Mellberg | 2000–2012 | 117 | 8 |
| 6 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 2001–2016 | 116 | 62 |
| Roland Nilsson | 1986–2000 | 116 | 2 | |
| 8 | Björn Nordqvist | 1963–1978 | 115 | 0 |
| 9 | Niclas Alexandersson | 1993–2008 | 109 | 7 |
| 10 | Henrik Larsson | 1993–2009 | 106 | 37 |
Top scorersEdit
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 2001–2016 | 62 | 116 |
| 2 | Sven Rydell | 1921–1932 | 49 | 43 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nordahl | 1942–1948 | 43 | 33 |
| 4 | Henrik Larsson | 1993–2009 | 37 | 106 |
| 5 | Gunnar Gren | 1939–1958 | 32 | 57 |
| 6 | Kennet Andersson | 1990–2000 | 31 | 83 |
| 7 | Marcus Allbäck | 1999–2008 | 30 | 74 |
| 8 | Martin Dahlin | 1991–1997 | 29 | 60 |
| 9 | Agne Simonsson | 1956–1961 | 27 | 51 |
| 10 | Tomas Brolin | 1990–1995 | 26 | 47 |
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Sweden men's national association football team at Wikimedia Commons
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
