Sweden’s national team representing Sweden in international football, all activities of which are regulated by the Swedish Football Association, Sweden’s highest governing body for football. The team has been a member of FIFA, the highest governing body of football since 1904, and has been a member of their regional body, UEFA, since 1954. On July 12, 1908, Sweden participated in the International Games for the first time; Sweden defeated Norway 11-3 in the match held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Known as Blogult at the Friends Arena with a capacity of 54,329, the team hosts all their home matches. The group is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. Ian Anderson is currently the manager of the team and Andreas Granqvist, the Helsingborg defender, is the captain.
Sweden have participated in the FIFA World Cup 12 times so far, the best of which was reaching the final of the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where they lost 5–2 to Brazil. Sweden, on the other hand, have participated in the UEFA European Championship six times so far, the best of which was reaching the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 1992, where they lost 3–2 to Germany.
Players such as Andesh Svensson, Thomas Ravelli, Andreas Isaacson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrik Larson have rocked the field in Swedish jerseys.
History
Sweden has traditionally been a strong team in international football, having competed in 12 World Cups and three Olympic medals.
Ranking
In the FIFA World Rankings, Sweden ranked highest in their history (2nd) in the rankings published in November 1994, and in the rankings published in March 2015, they ranked 45th, the lowest in their history. On the other hand, Sweden’s highest position in the World Football Elo rating is 2nd (which they first achieved in 1949) and lowest position is 48. The following is a list of current FIFA world rankings and world football rankings:
FIFA world rankings
FIFA World Rankings as of 28 May 2021 [1]
Position change team points
16 Unchanged Netherlands 1558.04
17 unchanged Wales 1570.36
18 Unchanged Sweden 1569.71
19 Unchanged Chile 1569.52
20 Unchanged United States 1555.42
World football came rating
As of June 2, 2021, World Football Elo Rating [2]
Position change team points
14 Decline: Colombia 1896
15 Unchanged Switzerland 1890
16 Increase2 Sweden 1846
17 Increases8 Wales 1841
18 Increase20 Ecuador 1828
Acquisition
The title
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up : 1958
Third place : 1950, 1994
Fourth place : 1938
UEFA European Championship
Semi-final : 1992
Summer Olympics
Gold Medal : 1948
Copper Medal : 1924, 1952
Others
Nordic Football Championship
Champion (9): 1933–36, 1937–47, 1948–51, 1952–55, 1956–59, 1960–63, 19