Sweden's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Sweden's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 13 FIFA World Cup appearances (1934–2026)

Confederation	UEFA
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Runners-up (1958)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	13 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1934 (quarter-finals
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2018 (quarter-finals)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	1 (2026)
FIFA World Cup hosts	1958 (runners-up)

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	Quarter-finals	Joszef Nagy, HUN	Sven Jonasson (2)	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
1938 - FRA	Fourth place	Joszef Nagy, HUN	Three players (3)	3	1	0	2	11	9	2
1950 - BRA	Third place	George Raynor, ENG	Karl-Erik Palmer, Stig Sundqvist (3)	5	2	1	2	11	15	-4
1954 - SUI	Did not qualify
1958 - SWE	Runners-up	George Raynor, ENG	Kurt Hamrin, Agne Simonsson (4)	6	4	1	1	12	7	5
1962 - CHI	Did not qualify
1966 - ENG	Did not qualify
1970 - MEX	Group stage	Orvar Bergmark, SWE	Ove Grahn, Tom Turesson (1)	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
1974 - FRG	Second round	Georg Ericson, SWE	Ralf Edstrom (4)	6	2	2	2	7	6	1
1978 - ARG	Group stage	Georg Ericson, SWE	Thomas Sjoberg (1)	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Did not qualify
1990 - ITA	Group stage	Olle Nordin, SWE	Three players (1)	3	0	0	3	3	6	-3
1994 - USA	Third place	Tommy Svensson, SWE	Kennet Andersson (5)	7	3	3	1	15	8	7
1998 - FRA	Did not qualify
2002 - JPN/KOR	Round of 16	Tommy Soderberg, SWE, LAGERBACK Lars, SWE	Henrik Larsson (3)	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
2006 - GER	Round of 16	Lars Lagerback, SWE	Three players (1)	4	1	2	1	3	4	-1
2010 - RSA	Did not qualify
2014 - BRA	Did not qualify
2018 - RUS	Quarter-finals	Janne Andersson, SWE	Andreas Granqvist (2)	5	3	0	2	6	4	2
2022 - QAT	Did not qualify
OVERALL RECORD				51	19	13	19	80	73	7

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	51	19	13	19	80	73	7
Group stage	32	11	12	9	41	33	8
Knockout phase	19	8	1	10	39	40	-1

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	8-0: vs Cuba (quarter-finals, 12/06/1938)
Biggest defeat	1-7: vs Brazil (final round, 09/07/1950)
Highest scoring draw	2-2: four times, most recently vs England (group stage, 20/06/2006)
Highest scoring match	8 goals: twice, most recently, Brazil 7-1 Sweden (final round, 09/07/1950)
Most goals scored in a match	8 goals: 8-0 vs Cuba (quarter-finals, 12/06/1938)
Most goals conceded in a match	7 goals: 1-7 vs Brazil (final round, 09/07/1950)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	15: 1994 (7 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	1: 1978 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	15: 1950 (5 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	2: 1970 (3 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	3: 16/07/1950 - 12/06/1958
Successive defeats	5: 07/06/1978 - 20/06/1990
Successive draws	2: 15/06/1974 - 19/06/1974
Successive matches without a defeat	6: 16/07/1950 - 24/06/1958
Successive matches without a win	7: 03/06/1978 - 19/06/1994
Successive matches with a goal scored	12: 27/05/1934 - 12/06/1958
Successive matches without scoring	2: twice, most recently, 07/06/1978 - 11/06/1978
Successive clean sheets	4: 10/06/1970 - 23/06/1974

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W3 L2 *includes first round in 1934

Quarter-finals - W3 L2

Semi-finals - W1 L2

Third-place - W1 L1

Final - W0 L1

Extra time

Romania vs Sweden	2-2 AET (1-1, 0-0) 4-5 PSO	1994, quarter-finals
Sweden vs Senegal	1-2 AET (1-1, 1-1)	2002, round of 16

Penalty shoot-outs

W1 L0

W 5-4 vs Romania (1994, quarter-finals)

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

3 - Ronnie Hellstrom (1970, 1974, 1978)

3 - Bo Larsson (1970, 1974, 1978)

3 - Henrik Larsson (1994, 2002, 2006)

3 - Teddy Lucic (1994, 2002, 2006)

3 - Bjorn Nordqvist (1970, 1974, 1978)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

13 - Henrik Larsson (5-1994; 4-2002; 4-2006)

11 - Bo Larsson (3-1970; 5-1974; 3-1978)

11 - Kalle Svensson (5-1950; 6-1958)

10 - Tomas Brolin (3-1990; 7-1994)

10 - Ronnie Hellstrom (1-1970; 6-1974; 3-1978)

10 - Klas Ingesson (3-1990; 7-1994)

10 - Roland Nilsson (3-1990; 7-1994)

10 - Bjorn Nordqvist (2-1970; 5-1974; 3-1978)

10 - Thomas Ravelli (3-1990; 7-1994)

9 - Ralf Edstrom (6-1974; 3-1978)

9 - Stefan Schwarz (3-1990; 6-1994)

9 - Lennart Skoglund (3-1950; 6-1958)

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

5 - Kennet Andersson (5-1994)

5 - Henrik Larsson (1-1994; 3-2002; 1-2006)

4 - Tomas Brolin (1-1990; 3-1994)

4 - Martin Dahlin (4-1994)

4 - Ralf Edstrom (4-1974)

4 - Kurt Hamrin (4-1958)

4 - Agne Simonsson (4-1958)

3 - Harry Andersson (3-1938)

3 - Sven Jonasson (2-1934; 1-1938)

3 - Arne Nyberg (3-1938)

3 - Karl-Erik Palmer (3-1950)

3 - Stig Sundqvist (3-1950)

3 - Gustav Wetterstrom (3-1938)

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

3 - Henrik Larsson (1994, 2002, 2006)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

20y 134d - Jesper Blomqvist vs Cameroon (19/06/1994)

20y 183d - Lennart Skoglund vs Italy (25/06/1950)

20y 193d - Tomas Brolin vs Brazil (10/06/1990)

20y 199d - Ingemar Erlandsson vs Brazil (03/06/1978)

20y 252d - Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs Argentina (12/06/2002)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

20y 193d - Tomas Brolin vs Brazil (10/06/1990)

21y 73d - Karl-Erik Palmer vs Paraguay (29/06/1950)

21y 259d - Ralf Edstrom vs Uruguay (23/06/1974)

22y 232d - Agne Simonsson vs Mexico (08/06/1958)

22y 299d - Henrik Larsson vs Bulgaria (16/07/1994)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

37y 241d - Gunnar Gren vs Brazil (29/06/1958)

35y 264d - Nils Liedholm vs Brazil (29/06/1958)

35y 248d - Bjorn Nordqvist vs Spain (11/06/1978)

34y 337d - Thomas Ravelli vs Bulgaria (16/07/1994)

34y 290d - Gosta Lofgren vs Wales (15/06/1958)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

37y 236d - Gunnar Gren vs Germany FR (24/06/1958)

35y 264d - Nils Liedholm vs Brazil (29/06/1958)

34y 273d - Henrik Larsson vs England (20/06/2006)

33y 159d - Tore Keller vs Cuba (12/06/1938)

33y 72d - Andreas Granqvist vs Mexico (27/06/2018)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

3 - Kennet Andersson (28/06/1994 - 10/07/1994)

3 - Martin Dahlin (19/06/1994 - 03/07/1994)

3 - Kurt Hamrin (12/06/1958 - 24/06/1958)

3 - Arne Nyberg (12/06/1938 - 19/06/1938)

Most goals in a match

3 - Harry Andersson vs Cuba (1938, quarter-finals)

3 - Gustav Wetterstrom vs Cuba (1938, quarter-finals)

Hat-tricks

3 goals - Harry Andersson vs Cuba (1938, quarter-finals)

3 goals - Gustav Wetterstrom vs Cuba (1938, quarter-finals)

Fastest goal scored

35'' - Arne Hnyberg vs Hungary (1938, semi-finals)

4' - Nils Liedholm vs Brazil (1958, final)

5' - Karl-Erik Palmer vs Uruguay (1950, final round)

Most clean sheets (GK)

3 - Ronnie Hellstrom (3-1974)

3 - Robin Olsen (3-2018)

3 - Kalle Svensson (3-1958)

Red cards

Stefan Schwarz vs Romania (1994, quarter-finals)

Jonas Thern vs Brazil (1994, semi-finals)

Teddy Lucic vs Germany (2006, round of 16)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

2 - Georg Ericson, SWE (1974, 1978)

2 - Lars Lagerback, SWE (2002, 2006)

2 - Joszef Nagy, HUN (1934, 1938)

2 - George Raynor, ENG (1950, 1958)

Most matches

11 - George Raynor, ENG (5-1950; 6-1958)

9 - Georg Ericson, SWE (6-1974; 3-1978)

8 - Lars Lagerback, SWE (4-2002; 4-2006)

Most matches won

6 - George Raynor (2-1950; 4-1958)

Youngest coach

39y 199d - Orvar Bergmark vs Italy (03/06/1970)

40y 199d - Olle Nordin vs Brazil (10/06/1990)

41y 224d - Joszef Nagy vs Argentina (27/05/1934)

Oldest coach

58y 175d - Georg Ericson vs Spain (11/06/1978)

57y 343d - Lars Lagerback vs Germany (24/06/2006)

55y 281d - Janne Andersson vs England (07/07/2018)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
67'	2H	Sune Andersson, SWE	09/07/1950	BRA vs SWE	scored	Goal
57'	2H	Nils Liedholm, SWE	08/06/1958	SWE vs MEX	scored	Goal
71'	2H	Nils Liedholm, SWE	12/06/1958	SWE vs HUN	not scored	Missed
64'	2H	Staffan Tapper, SWE	26/06/1974	SWE vs POL	not scored	Saved
37'	1H	Tomas Brolin, SWE	24/06/1994	SWE vs RUS	scored	Goal
63'	2H	Henrik Larsson, SWE	07/06/2002	SWE vs NGA	scored	Goal
53'	2H	Henrik Larsson, SWE	24/06/2006	GER vs SWE	not scored	Missed
65'	2H	Andreas Granqvist, SWE	18/06/2018	SWE vs KOR	scored	Goal
62'	2H	Andreas Granqvist, SWE	27/06/2018	MEX vs SWE	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
42'	1H	Henock Abrahamsson	Tomas Fernandez	Cuba	12/06/1938	SWE vs CUB	Saved
89'	2H	Ronnie Hellstrom	Uli Hoeness	Germany FR	30/06/1974	FRG vs SWE	Conceded
42'	1H	Ronnie Hellstrom	Hans Krankl	Austria	07/06/1978	AUT vs SWE	Conceded
81'	2H	Thomas Ravelli	Mo Johnston	Scotland	16/06/1990	SWE vs SCO	Conceded
4'	1H	Thomas Ravelli	Oleg Salenko	Russia	24/06/1994	SWE vs RUS	Conceded
88'	2H	Magnus Hedman	Ariel Ortega	Argentina	12/06/2002	SWE vs ARG	Saved

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1934	27/05/1934	Sweden 3-2 Argentina, First round (Bologna-ITA)
1934	31/05/1934	Germany 2-1 Sweden, Quarter-finals (Milan-ITA)
1938	12/06/1938	Sweden 8-0 Cuba, Quarter-finals (Antibes-FRA)
1938	16/06/1938	Hungary 5-1 Sweden, Semi-finals (Paris-FRA)
1938	19/06/1938	Brazil 4-2 Sweden, Third-place play-off (Bordeaux-FRA)
1950	25/06/1950	Sweden 3-2 Italy, Group stage (Sao Paulo-BRA)
1950	29/06/1950	Sweden 2-2 Paraguay, Group stage (Curitiba-BRA)
1950	09/07/1950	Brazil 7-1 Sweden, Final round (group) (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
1950	13/07/1950	Uruguay 3-2 Sweden, Final round (group) (Sao Paulo-BRA)
1950	16/07/1950	Sweden 3-1 Spain, Final round (group) (Sao Paulo-BRA)
1958	08/06/1958	Sweden 3-0 Mexico, Group stage (Solna-SWE)
1958	12/06/1958	Sweden 2-1 Hungary, Group stage (Solna-SWE)
1958	15/06/1958	Sweden 0-0 Wales, Group stage (Solna-SWE)
1958	19/06/1958	Sweden 2-0 Soviet Union, Quarter-finals (Solna-SWE)
1958	24/06/1958	Sweden 3-1 Germany FR, Semi-finals (Gothenburg-SWE)
1958	29/06/1958	Brazil 5-2 Sweden, Final (Solna-SWE)
1970	03/06/1970	Italy 1-0 Sweden, Group stage (Toluca-MEX)
1970	07/06/1970	Sweden 1-1 Israel, Group stage (Toluca-MEX)
1970	10/06/1970	Sweden 1-0 Uruguay, Group stage (Puebla-MEX)
1974	15/06/1974	Sweden 0-0 Bulgaria, Group stage (Dusseldorf-FRG)
1974	19/06/1974	Netherlands 0-0 Sweden, Group stage (Dortmund-FRG)
1974	23/06/1974	Sweden 3-0 Uruguay, Group stage (Dusseldorf-FRG)
1974	26/06/1974	Sweden 0-1 Poland, Second round (group) (Stuttgart-FRG)
1974	30/06/1974	Germany FR 4-2 Sweden, Second round (group) (Dusseldorf-FRG)
1974	03/07/1974	Sweden 2-1 Yugoslavia, Second round (group) (Dusseldorf-FRG)
1978	03/06/1978	Sweden 1-1 Brazil, Group stage (Mar del Plata-ARG)
1978	07/06/1978	Austria 1-0 Sweden, Group stage (Buenos Aires-ARG)
1978	11/06/1978	Spain 1-0 Sweden, Group stage (Buenos Aires-ARG)
1990	10/06/1990	Brazil 2-1 Sweden, Group stage (Turin-ITA)
1990	16/06/1990	Sweden 1-2 Scotland, Group stage (Genoa-ITA)
1990	20/06/1990	Sweden 1-2 Costa Rica, Group stage (Genoa-ITA)
1994	19/06/1994	Cameroon 2-2 Sweden, Group stage (Pasadena-USA)
1994	24/06/1994	Sweden 3-1 Russia, Group stage (Detroit-USA)
1994	28/06/1994	Brazil 1-1 Sweden, Group stage (Detroit-USA)
1994	03/07/1994	Saudi Arabia 1-3 Sweden, Round of 16 (Dallas-USA)
1994	10/07/1994	Romania 2-2 Sweden, Quarter-finals (San Francisco-USA) aet (4-5 PSO)
1994	13/07/1994	Sweden 0-1 Brazil, Semi-finals (Pasadena-USA)
1994	16/07/1994	Sweden 4-0 Bulgaria, Third-place play-off (Pasadena-USA)
2002	02/06/2002	England 1-1 Sweden, Group stage (Saitama-JPN)
2002	07/06/2002	Sweden 2-1 Nigeria, Group stage (Kobe-JPN)
2002	12/06/2002	Sweden 1-1 Argentina, Group stage (Miyagi-JPN)
2002	16/06/2002	Sweden 1-2 Senegal, Round of 16 (Oita-JPN) aet
2006	10/06/2006	Trinidad and Tobago 0-0 Sweden, Group stage (Dortmund-GER)
2006	15/06/2006	Sweden 1-0 Paraguay, Group stage (Berlin-GER)
2006	20/06/2006	Sweden 2-2 England, Group stage (Cologne-GER)
2006	24/06/2006	Germany 2-0 Sweden, Round of 16 (Munich-GER)
2018	18/06/2018	Sweden 1-0 Korea Republic, Group stage (Nizhny Novgorod-RUS)
2018	23/06/2018	Germany 2-1 Sweden, Group stage (Sochi-RUS)
2018	27/06/2018	Mexico 0-3 Sweden, Group stage (Ekaterinburg-RUS)
2018	03/07/2018	Sweden 1-0 Switzerland, Round of 16 (St. Petersburg-RUS)
2018	07/07/2018	Sweden 0-2 England, Quarter-finals (Samara-RUS)