Sweden national football team
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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 |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 41  (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 2 (November 1994) |
| Lowest | 45 (March 2015, October – November 2015) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 30 (18 January 2017) |
| Highest | 2 (June 1950) |
| Lowest | 49 (September 1980) |
| First international | |
 Sweden 11–3 Norway  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) |
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| Biggest win | |
Sweden 12–0 Latvia  (, Sweden; 29 May 1927) Sweden 12–0 South Korea  (London, England; 5 August 1948) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Great Britain 12–1 Sweden (London, England; 20 October 1908) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1934) |
| Best result | Runners-up: 1958 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1992) |
| Best result | Semi-finals: 1992 |
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The Sweden national football team (Swedish: svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Friends Arena in and the team is led by Janne Andersson.
Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and five appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. Sweden's accomplishments also include a gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in 1924 and 1952. They reached the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992.
Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with neighbours, in particular Denmark but also Norway and Finland and through the years a rivalry with England has also developed.
Sweden has traditionally been a strong team in international football, with eleven World Cup appearances and three medals in the Olympics. The Swedish team finished second in the 1958 World Cup, when it was the host team, being beaten by Brazil 5–2 in the final. Sweden has also finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994. In 1938, they finished fourth.
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