Sweden men's national football team
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The Sweden national football team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i fotboll) 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.
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Nickname(s) | Blågult (the Blue-Yellow) | ||
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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) | ||
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