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Swedennational football team record

545
Wins
235
Draws
329
Defeats

1,109 matches, 1908 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1832, 32nd in the world

Sweden have played 1,109 internationals since 1908: 545 wins, 235 draws and 329 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Norway, with 110 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Latvia in a friendly on 29 May 1927.

Sweden's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All11095452353292185–143449%
Competitive5542901131511109–65052%
Friendlies5552551221781076–78446%
At home48729197991155–56460%
Away493200102191818–72741%
Neutral venues129543639212–14342%

Record against every opponent

Sweden have played 99 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Norway110582527277–1552026
Denmark108462042184–1742024
Finland91691111299–962023
Hungary4317101677–792025
Austria381262053–612023
Germany371291661–722018
Switzerland311171348–482025
Poland30174965–442026
Russia291010937–472020
Netherlands26861249–522026
England2579932–402018
Italy25771125–282017
France24651323–372026
Estonia23203070–182024
Portugal2176831–302024
Spain1846818–272021
Belgium1753931–272023
Iceland17123239–182023
Latvia17114254–122007
Bulgaria16112331–112017
Czechoslovakia1634921–361985
Brazil15231017–352012
Malta13130049–22019
Romania1373325–132026
Scotland1261519–142010
Turkey1234514–152018
Mexico1163213–62022
Ireland1153317–142016
Greece1034322–122026
Yugoslavia1032514–181991
Israel954018–51997
Moldova990024–42023
Northern Ireland841312–112025
Slovakia844010–52024
Luxembourg751116–22025
USA73049–102009
Wales761016–32016
Albania641111–52024
Algeria651015–42025
Azerbaijan650118–42024
Croatia62047–82020
Cyprus651019–32011
East Germany62138–91988
Slovenia62407–42025
Ukraine62137–72026
Australia51222–21996
Belarus550016–22017
Faroe Islands541011–12019
Japan51406–52026
Kosovo53027–32025
Lithuania550022–31997
Serbia51043–112024
Thailand541013–42003
Tunisia53118–32026
Czech Republic42207–52022
Egypt420210–32007
Liechtenstein440010–12015
San Marino440022–02011
South Korea42206–32018
Argentina31116–62013
China32106–22012
Ivory Coast31023–32017
Montenegro32106–32015
North Korea31206–22013
North Macedonia33004–12013
Paraguay31114–42006
Saudi Arabia32106–32006
Uruguay32016–31974
Bosnia4–2 (2010), 1–1 (2026)21105–32026
Chile1–1 (2006), 1–2 (2018)20112–32018
Colombia2–2 (1991), 0–0 (1994)20202–21994
Costa Rica1–2 (1990), 1–0 (2008)21012–22008
Ecuador1–2 (2007), 1–1 (2007)20112–32007
Georgia1–0 (2021), 0–2 (2021)21011–22021
Jamaica0–0 (1998), 2–1 (1999)21102–11999
Kazakhstan2–0 (2012), 1–0 (2013)22003–02013
Malaysia1–0 (1962), 3–1 (1979)22004–11979
Nigeria3–1 (1994), 2–1 (2002)22005–22002
Qatar0–0 (2001), 3–2 (2003)21103–22003
South Africa0–1 (1999), 3–0 (2001)21013–12001
Trinidad and Tobago5–0 (1983), 0–0 (2006)21105–02006
UAE1–2 (1990), 2–0 (1990)21013–21990
Armenia3–1 (2021)11003–12021
Bahrain2–0 (2012)11002–02012
Barbados4–0 (1983)11004–01983
Botswana2–1 (2011)11002–12011
Cameroon2–2 (1994)10102–21994
Cuba8–0 (1938)11008–01938
Indonesia3–0 (1962)11003–01962
Iran3–1 (2015)11003–12015
Jordan0–0 (2006)10100–02006
New Zealand4–1 (2023)11004–12023
Oman1–0 (2010)11001–02010
Peru0–0 (2018)10100–02018
Senegal1–2 (2002)10011–22002
Singapore5–0 (1979)11005–01979
Syria1–1 (2010)10101–12010
Uzbekistan2–1 (2021)11002–12021
Venezuela0–2 (2007)10010–22007

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v LatviaFriendly, 29 May 192712–0 for Sweden
  2. v NorwayFriendly, 21 Oct 194510–0 for Sweden
  3. v LatviaFriendly, 28 Jul 192910–0 for Sweden
  4. at FinlandNordic Championship, 15 Aug 195410–1 for Sweden
  5. v GreeceOlympic Games, 28 Aug 19209–0 for Sweden

Heaviest defeats

  1. v DenmarkFriendly, 5 Oct 19130–10 for Sweden
  2. at DenmarkFriendly, 25 May 19130–8 for Sweden
  3. at RussiaFriendly, 8 Sept 19540–7 for Sweden
  4. at BrazilWorld Cup, 9 Jul 19501–7 for Sweden
  5. at DenmarkFriendly, 14 Jun 19890–6 for Sweden

Latest results

  1. at RomaniaNations League, 5 Oct 20261–0 for Sweden
  2. at BosniaNations League, 2 Oct 20261–1 for Sweden
  3. v PolandNations League, 28 Sept 20263–1 for Sweden
  4. v RomaniaNations League, 25 Sept 20262–1 for Sweden
  5. v FranceWorld Cup, 30 Jun 20260–3 for Sweden
  6. v JapanWorld Cup, 25 Jun 20261–1 for Sweden
  7. v NetherlandsWorld Cup, 20 Jun 20261–5 for Sweden
  8. v TunisiaWorld Cup, 14 Jun 20265–1 for Sweden
  9. v GreeceFriendly, 4 Jun 20262–2 for Sweden
  10. at NorwayFriendly, 1 Jun 20261–3 for Sweden

Sweden's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1908: 1482End of 1910: 1506End of 1911: 1537End of 1912: 1525End of 1913: 1505End of 1914: 1524End of 1915: 1511End of 1916: 1523End of 1917: 1525End of 1918: 1503End of 1919: 1503End of 1920: 1491End of 1921: 1426End of 1922: 1473End of 1923: 1478End of 1924: 1649End of 1925: 1654End of 1926: 1613End of 1927: 1629End of 1928: 1629End of 1929: 1628End of 1930: 1597End of 1931: 1600End of 1932: 1542End of 1933: 1591End of 1934: 1615End of 1935: 1625End of 1936: 1622End of 1937: 1551End of 1938: 1530End of 1939: 1573End of 1940: 1579End of 1941: 1584End of 1942: 1612End of 1943: 1623End of 1945: 1648End of 1946: 1659End of 1947: 1705End of 1948: 1713End of 1949: 1712End of 1950: 1724End of 1951: 1647End of 1952: 1681End of 1953: 1636End of 1954: 1659End of 1955: 1624End of 1956: 1611End of 1957: 1636End of 1958: 1741End of 1959: 1759End of 1960: 1751End of 1961: 1718End of 1962: 1729End of 1963: 1758End of 1964: 1719End of 1965: 1670End of 1966: 1689End of 1967: 1588End of 1968: 1626End of 1969: 1689End of 1970: 1711End of 1971: 1718End of 1972: 1703End of 1973: 1757End of 1974: 1708End of 1975: 1703End of 1976: 1696End of 1977: 1637End of 1978: 1623End of 1979: 1578End of 1980: 1546End of 1981: 1624End of 1982: 1600End of 1983: 1762End of 1984: 1748End of 1985: 1782End of 1986: 1802End of 1987: 1797End of 1988: 1861End of 1989: 1879End of 1990: 1760End of 1991: 1767End of 1992: 1847End of 1993: 1830End of 1994: 1916End of 1995: 1813End of 1996: 1794End of 1997: 1810End of 1998: 1865End of 1999: 1879End of 2000: 1798End of 2001: 1882End of 2002: 1821End of 2003: 1818End of 2004: 1876End of 2005: 1908End of 2006: 1883End of 2007: 1841End of 2008: 1786End of 2009: 1791End of 2010: 1834End of 2011: 1879End of 2012: 1927End of 2013: 1850End of 2014: 1805End of 2015: 1791End of 2016: 1778End of 2017: 1844End of 2018: 1892End of 2019: 1900End of 2020: 1861End of 2021: 1864End of 2022: 1802End of 2023: 1737End of 2024: 1791End of 2025: 1709End of 2026: 1832
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1948, reached on 7 September 1994. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly5552551221781076–784
World Cup qualifying149882338290–144
Nordic Championship141832632363–194
Euro qualifying122642731211–123
World Cup5520142187–83
Nations League261241043–34
European Championship24771030–28
King's Cup1385029–9
Olympic Games1141635–19
Umbro Cup30215–6
Cyprus International Tournament21103–1
Four Nations Tournament21103–1
Joe Robbie Cup21103–1
Lunar New Year Cup20111–4
Scania 100 Tournament21016–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Zlatan Ibrahimović44
  2. 2Henrik Larsson27
  3. 3Marcus Allbäck19
  4. 4Emil Forsberg18
  5. 5Marcus Berg18
  6. 6Viktor Gyökeres18
  7. 7Kennet Andersson16
  8. 8Martin Dahlin16
  9. 9Alexander Isak13
  10. 10Anders Svensson12

Counted from the 352 of 1109 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Sweden play their first international?

On 12 July 1908, a 11–3 win against Norway in a friendly.

What is Sweden's biggest win?

12–0 against Latvia in a friendly on 29 May 1927.

What is Sweden's heaviest defeat?

0–10 against Denmark in a friendly on 5 October 1913.

Who have Sweden played the most?

Norway: 110 matches, with 58 wins, 25 draws and 27 defeats for Sweden.

What is Sweden's longest winning run?

11 wins in a row, from 17 February 2001 to 7 October 2001.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.