Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
12 appearances and counting.
UEFA · 12 appearances · first in 1934.
Best result
Runner-up — 1958.
All-time World Cup record
Played 52 · Won 19 · Drawn 13 · Lost 20 · Goals 80–76 · Shootouts won 1, lost 0.
Top World Cup scorers
- Henrik Larsson — 5 goals (1994–2006)
- Kennet Andersson — 5 goals (1994)
- Martin Dahlin — 4 goals (1994)
- Agne Simonsson — 4 goals (1958)
- Kurt Hamrin — 4 goals (1958)
Biggest rivalries
- Brazil — played 7 (W0 D2 L5) · head-to-head
- Uruguay — played 3 (W2 D0 L1) · head-to-head
- Germany — played 3 (W0 D0 L3) · head-to-head
- England — played 3 (W0 D2 L1) · head-to-head
Defining matches
- 1958 Semi-final: Sweden 3–1 West Germany — A semi-final victory that sent Sweden to the 1958 final.
- 1958 Final: Sweden 2–5 Brazil — Sweden finished as runners-up of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
Video highlights
- Highlights | France 3-0 Sweden | FIFA World Cup 2026™ (2026)
- Brazil 1-0 Sweden World Cup 1994 | Full highlight - 1080p HD | Romário (1994)
- Sweden 2-2 (5x4) Romania Quarter Finals World Cup 1994 | Full highlight | 1080p HD (1994)
- 1958 WORLD CUP FINAL: Brazil 5-2 Sweden (1958)
- World Cup 1958 GER vs. SWE (1958)
- Quarter final: Sweden 2–0 Soviet Union 19 June 1958 (1958)
- WC 1938 Hungary vs. Sweden 5-1 (16.06.1938) (1938)
- 1934 WC R1 Sweden - Argentina (Bologna, 27.5.1934) (1934)