Sweden

58 entrants predicted Sweden to win the World Cup

267 entrants are supporting Sweden

Top 10 Sweden supporters

Pos	Name	Po
1	oogee  reso	102
2	Martin Turner Scotland	99
3	Andrew Walker Glasgow	94
4	Jonathan Grant Ireland	93
5	davybhoy Melbourne	92
6	raghav   Probably Sam's	91
7	Victor Lundin   Vancouver	90
8	sexyjock1  inverness	89
8	Benno Scotland	89
8	Dave Hood Dublin	89

Group matches

Team profile

• Coach: Lars Lagerbäck, 2000-
• World Cup appearances: 11
• First World Cup: 1934
• Best performance at World Cup: Runners-up, 1958

The Sweden national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.

Achievements

After qualifying for World Cup 2006, Sweden have now reached four major championship finals in a row.

Sweden will compete in Group B at the 2006 World Cup. In Euro 2008 qualifying they are competing in Group F.

World Cup record

Sweden are traditionally one of the strongest teams in world football, with eleven World Cup appearances and three medals. They finished second when they hosted the tournament in 1958, and have finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994.

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Quarter-finals
• 1938 - Fourth place
• 1950 - Third place
• 1954 - Did not qualify
• 1958 - Runners-up
• 1962 - Did not qualify
• 1966 - Did not qualify
• 1970 - Round 1
• 1974 - Round 2
• 1978 - Round 1
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round 1
• 1994 - Third place
• 1998 - Did not qualify
• 2002 - Round 2
• 2006 - Qualified

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