Sweden women's national football team
Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blueyellow) | ||
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Association | Swedish Football Association | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Pia Sundhage | ||
Captain |
Caroline Seger Lotta Schelin | ||
Most caps | Therese Sjögran (214) | ||
Top scorer | Lotta Schelin (80) | ||
Home stadium | Gamla Ullevi | ||
FIFA code | SWE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 6 (26 August 2016) | ||
Highest | 3 (June 2007) | ||
Lowest | 8 (September–December 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Sweden 0–0 Finland (Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan (Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Norway 4–0 Sweden (Hamar, Norway; 21 January 1996) Norway 4–0 Sweden (Quarteira, Portugal; 17 March 1996) China PR 4–0 Sweden (Guangzhou, China; 14 January 1998) Sweden 0–4 Norway (Uddevalla, Sweden; 24 July 2004) Sweden 0–4 Germany (Parchal, Portugal; 5 March 2012) United States 4–0 Sweden (Parchal, Portugal; 7 March 2012) England 4–0 Sweden (Hartlepool, England; 3 August 2014) Brazil 5–1 Sweden (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 06 August 2016) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2003) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Champions (1984) |
Sweden women's national football team (Swedish: Damlandslaget) officially represents Sweden in women's association football (soccer). Sweden won the European Competition for Women's Football in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver (2003) as well as three European Championship-silvers (1987, 1995, 2001). The team has participated in six Olympic Games, seven World Cups, as well as nine European Championships. Sweden won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The 2003 World Cup-final was the second most watched event in Sweden that year. Lotta Schelin is the top goalscorer in the history of Sweden with 80 goals. Schelin surpassed Hanna Ljungberg's 72-goal record against Germany on 29 October 2014.[1] The player with the most caps is Therese Sjögran, with 209. The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012, and the current trainer is Pia Sundhage, who joined in September '12 after most recently winning the Olympic gold medal in London with the United States. Sundhage's contract goes into effect in December 2012.
After winning the two qualifying matches against Denmark for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the Swedish Olympic Committee approved of record increases in investments for the women's team. The new budget granted over a million SEK (about US$150,000) for the team and 150,000 SEK (about US$25,000) per player for developing physical fitness. The new grants are almost a 100% increase of the 2005 and 2006 season funds.[2]
The developments and conditions of the Sweden women's national football team can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.
Competitive record
World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
1995 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
1999 | Quarter-final | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
2003 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
2007 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
2011 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
2015 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2019 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Runners-up | 7/7 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 162 | 25 |
Olympic Games
Olympic Games Football Tournament record | Olympic Games qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1996 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
2000 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 11 | |
2008 | Quarter-final | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | |
2012 | Quarter-final | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 12 | |
2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 10 | |
2020 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Runners-up | 6/6 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 72 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 200 | 61 |
UEFA Women's Euro
UEFA Women's Euro record | UEFA Women's Euro qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1984 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
1987 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
1989 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
1991 | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||
1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
1997 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | |
2005 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
2009 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2013 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
2017 | Qualified | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 10/12 app. | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 36 | 74 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 240 | 37 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Titles
- UEFA Women's Euro
- Champion: 1984
- Olympic Games
- Silver Medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup
- Nordic Championship[3]
- Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
- Cyprus Tournament[4]
- Champion: 1990, 1992
- North America Cup[5]
- Champion: 1987
- Australia Cup[6]
- Champion: 2003
All-time team record
The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record, from 1973 to 2015.[7]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Australia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | +13 |
Azerbaijan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
Belgium | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
Brazil | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | –1 |
Canada | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 |
China PR | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Denmark | 53 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 88 | 49 | +39 |
England | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 |
Faroe Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
Finland | 37 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 118 | 16 | +102 |
France | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 |
Germany | 25 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 47 | −16 |
Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
Hungary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
Iceland | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 10 | +42 |
Italy | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 11 | +29 |
Japan | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | +9 |
Latvia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Netherlands | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 13 | +18 |
Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
North Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
Norway | 50 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 82 | 85 | −3 |
Poland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
Portugal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | +21 |
Republic of Ireland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 |
Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
Spain | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 |
Switzerland | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | +33 |
Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
United States | 37 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 65 | −28 |
Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
Recent schedule and results
2016
The following is a list of matches in 2016
26 January 2016 Friendly | Sweden | 6–0 | Scotland | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Dahlkvist 40' Eriksson 45' Jakobsson 45+1' Schelin 68' Hammarlund 79', 83' |
Report | Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (United States) |
2 March 2016 Olympic Qualifying | Norway | 0–1 | Sweden | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Report | Dahlkvist 3' | Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 401 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany) |
5 March 2016 Olympic Qualifying | Sweden | 1–0 | Switzerland | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Seger 44' | Report | Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
8 March 2016 Olympic Qualifying | Netherlands | 1–1 | Sweden | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Miedema 5' | Report | Schough 45' | Stadium: Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
8 April 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying | Slovakia | 0–3 | Sweden | Poprad, Slovakia |
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Report | Appelqvist 27' Seger 55' Blackstenius 63' |
Stadium: NTC Poprad Attendance: 646 Referee: Eleni Lampadariou (Greece) |
2 June 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying | Poland | 0–4 | Sweden | Łódź, Poland |
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Report | Ilestedt 40' Schelin 60' Kosovare Asllani 70' Rolfö 87' |
Stadium: Stadion ŁKS] Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Olga Zadinová (Czech Republic) |
6 June 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying | Sweden | 6–0 | Moldova | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Asllani 41' Rolfö 48' Asllani 61' Rolfö 88' Berglung 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi] Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Graziella Pirratore (Italy) |
21 July 2016 Friendly | Sweden | 3–0 | Japan | Kalmar, Sweden |
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Schelin 76' Rolfö 87' Schough 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 5,073 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
3 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics – GS | Sweden | 1-0 | South Africa | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Fischer 76' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania) |
6 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics – GS | Brazil | 5–1 | Sweden | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Beatriz 21', 86' Cristiane 24' Marta 44' (pen.), 80' |
Report | Schelin 89' | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: 43,384 Referee: Lucia Venegas (Mexico) |
9 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics – GS | China PR | 0–0 | Sweden | Brasília, Brazil |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 7,648 Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay) |
12 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics – QF | United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Sweden | Brasília, Brazil |
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Morgan 77' | Report | Blackstenius 61' | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Attendance: 13,892 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
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Penalties | ||||
Morgan Horan Lloyd Brian Press |
Schelin Asllani Sembrant Seger Dahlkvist |
16 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics – SF | Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Sweden | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Report | Stadium: Maracanã Stadium Attendance: 70,454[8] Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
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Penalties | ||||
Marta Cristiane Andressa Alves Rafaelle Andressa |
Schelin Asllani Seger Fischer Dahlkvist |
19 August 2016 2016 Summer Olympics – F | Sweden | 1–2 | Germany | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Blackstenius 67' | Report | Marozsán 48' Sembrant 62' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Maracanã Stadium Attendance: 52,432 Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada) |
15 September 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying | Sweden | 2–1 | Slovakia | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Stadium: Gamla Ullevi |
20 September 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifying | Denmark | 2-0 | Sweden | Viborg, Denmark |
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Johanna Rasmussen (12)
Nadia Nadim (47) |
Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Jana Adámková (CZE) |
21 October 2016 Friendly | Sweden | 7–0 | Iran | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Larsson 4' Eriksson 14', 24', 45+2' Schough 16', 33', 45' |
Summary | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia) |
24 October 2016 Friendly | Norway | 0–0 | Sweden | Kristiansand, Norway |
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Stadium: Sør Arena |
2017
The following is a list of matches in 2017
17 July 2017 UEFA Women's Euro – GS | Germany | v | Sweden | Breda, Netherlands |
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Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
21 July 2017 UEFA Women's Euro – GS | Sweden | v | Russia | Deventer, Netherlands |
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Stadium: De Adelaarshorst |
25 July 2017 UEFA Women's Euro – GS | Sweden | v | Italy | Doetinchem, Netherlands |
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Stadium: De Vijverberg |
Squad
Current squad
The following is the Sweden squad in the women's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 athletes was officially named on 28 June 2016.[9]
Head coach: Pia Sundhage
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Hedvig Lindahl | 29 April 1983 (aged 33) | 122 | 0 | Chelsea |
2 | DF | Jonna Andersson | 2 January 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Linköpings FC |
3 | DF | Linda Sembrant | 15 May 1987 (aged 29) | 69 | 7 | Montpellier HSC |
4 | DF | Emma Berglund | 19 December 1988 (aged 27) | 44 | 1 | FC Rosengård |
5 | DF | Nilla Fischer | 2 August 1984 (aged 32) | 144 | 20 | VfL Wolfsburg |
6 | DF | Magdalena Ericsson | 8 September 1993 (aged 22) | 11 | 1 | Linköpings FC |
7 | MF | Lisa Dahlkvist | 6 February 1987 (aged 29) | 110 | 11 | KIF Örebro |
8 | FW | Lotta Schelin (co-captain) | 27 February 1984 (aged 32) | 165 | 84 | FC Rosengård |
9 | MF | Kosovare Asllani | 29 July 1989 (aged 27) | 83 | 25 | Manchester City |
10 | FW | Sofia Jakobsson | 23 April 1990 (aged 26) | 71 | 12 | Montpellier HSC |
11 | FW | Stina Blackstenius | 5 February 1996 (aged 20) | 8 | 1 | Linköpings FC |
12 | FW | Olivia Schough | 11 March 1991 (aged 25) | 36 | 5 | Eskilstuna United |
13 | FW | Fridolina Rolfö | 24 November 1993 (aged 22) | 9 | 4 | Linköpings FC |
14 | MF | Emilia Appelqvist | 11 February 1990 (aged 26) | 12 | 1 | Djurgårdens IF |
15 | DF | Jessica Samuelsson | 30 January 1992 (aged 24) | 32 | 0 | Linköpings FC |
16 | MF | Elin Rubensson | 11 May 1993 (aged 23) | 31 | 0 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
17 | MF | Caroline Seger (co-captain) | 19 March 1985 (aged 31) | 151 | 23 | Olympique Lyon |
18 | GK | Hilda Carlén | 13 August 1991 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Piteå IF |
19 | FW | Pauline Hammarlund | 7 May 1994 (aged 22) | 6 | 3 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
Coaches
- 1973 : Christer Molander
- 1974–76 : Hasse Karlsson
- 1977–78 : Tord Grip
- 1979 : Ulf Bergquist
- 1980–87 : Ulf Lyfors
- 1988–91 : Gunilla Paijkull
- 1992–96 : Bengt Simonsson
- 1996–2005 : Marika Domanski-Lyfors
- 2005–2012 : Thomas Dennerby
- 2012– : Pia Sundhage
References
- ↑ "Förlust i Örebro mot Tyskland". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ Mats Bråstedt. "'SOK lovar damerna en storsatsning'". Expressen.se. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ↑ Nordic Women's Championships 1974–1982 rsssf.com/ Retrieved 09–03–13.
- ↑ Cyprus Tournament (Women) 1990–1993 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12–10–2013.
- ↑ North America Cup 1987 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12–10–2013.
- ↑ 1999–2004 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12–10–2013.
- ↑ "Sveriges motståndare 1937–2015" (in Swedish). SvFF.
- ↑ "Brazil vs. Sweden - Football Match Summary - August 16, 2016". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Svår uppgift att nominera Brasilientrupp" [Difficult task to nominate squad for Brazil] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
External links
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
European Champions 1984 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1987 Norway |