Sweden has a strong history in the FIFA World Cup, who have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 after missing the previous edition (2022). It is time for the Blågult to rewrite history to set a new dawn in the country’s football history.
When Sweden hosted the FIFA World Cup 1958, they finished as the runners-up. They also finished among the top four in two more WCs. Although they failed to qualify for three out of the last four FIFA World Cup tournaments, they reached the Quarterfinals in the 2018 edition. Here’s the Sweden Squad for FIFA World Cup 2026
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Sweden’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
12/22 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 1958
Best Result: Runners-up (1958)
Sweden’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
1934 | Italy | Quarterfinals |
1938 | France | Fourth Place |
1950 | Brazil | Third Place |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Runners-up |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not qualify |
1970 | Mexico | Group Stage |
1974 | West Germany | Second Group Stage |
1978 | Argentina | First Group Stage |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Group Stage |
1994 | USA | Third Place |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Round of 16 |
2006 | Germany | Round of 16 |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Quarterfinals |
2022 | Qatar | Did not qualify |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Sweden
Last Champions: Never
Last Runners-up: 1958
Last Finalists: 1958
Last Third Place: 1994
Last Fourth Place: 1938
Last Semi-finals exit: 1994
Last Quarter-finals exit: 2018
Last Round of 16 exit: 2006
Last Group Stage exit: 1990
Last Failed to Qualify: 2022
Sweden’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
8-0 vs Cuba in 1938 | 7-1 vs Brazil in 1950 |
4-0 vs Bulgaria in 1994 | 5-1 vs Hungary in 1938 |
3-0 vs Mexico in 1958 | 5-2 vs Brazil in 1958 |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Top 5 most appearances for Sweden in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Henrik Larsson | 13 |
Kalle Svensson | 11 |
Bo Larsson | 11 |
Ronnie Hellström | 10 |
Björn Nordqvist | 10 |
Top 5 most goals for Sweden in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Kennet Andersson | 5 |
Henrik Larsson | 5 |
Agne Simonsson | 4 |
Kurt Hamrin | 4 |
Ralf Edström | 4 |
Tomas Brolin | 4 |
Martin Dahlin | 4 |
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