Sweden in the history of the World Cups
13 World Cup appearances
55
MATCHES
21
WINS
13
DRAWS
21
LOSSES
87
GOALS
● 38% wins
● 24% draws
● 38% losses
🏆 Tournament History
1934
Host: Italy
Quarter-finals
P2
W1
D0
L1
GF4
GA4
Sweden 3 - 2
Argentina round of 16
Germany 2 - 1
Sweden quarter-finals
1938
Host: France
Fourth Place
P3
W1
D0
L2
GF11
GA9
Sweden 8 - 0
Cuba quarter-finals
Hungary 5 - 1
Sweden semi-finals
Brazil 4 - 2
Sweden third-place match
1950
Host: Brazil
Third Place
P5
W2
D1
L2
GF11
GA15
Sweden 3 - 2
Italy group stage
Sweden 2 - 2
Paraguay group stage
Brazil 7 - 1
Sweden final round
Uruguay 3 - 2
Sweden final round
Sweden 3 - 1
Spain final round
1958
Host: Sweden
Runner-up
P6
W4
D1
L1
GF12
GA7
Sweden 3 - 0
Mexico group stage
Sweden 2 - 1
Hungary group stage
Sweden 0 - 0
Wales group stage
Sweden 2 - 0
Soviet Union quarter-finals
Sweden 3 - 1
West Germany semi-finals
Brazil 5 - 2
Sweden final
1970
Host: Mexico
Group Stage
P3
W1
D1
L1
GF2
GA2
Italy 1 - 0
Sweden group stage
Sweden 1 - 1
Israel group stage
Sweden 1 - 0
Uruguay group stage
1974
Host: West Germany
Second Group Stage
P6
W2
D2
L2
GF7
GA6
Sweden 0 - 0
Bulgaria group stage
Netherlands 0 - 0
Sweden group stage
Sweden 3 - 0
Uruguay group stage
Sweden 0 - 1
Poland second group stage
West Germany 4 - 2
Sweden second group stage
Sweden 2 - 1
Yugoslavia second group stage
1978
Host: Argentina
Group Stage
P3
W0
D1
L2
GF1
GA3
Brazil 1 - 1
Sweden group stage
Austria 1 - 0
Sweden group stage
Spain 1 - 0
Sweden group stage
1990
Host: Italy
Group Stage
P3
W0
D0
L3
GF3
GA6
Brazil 2 - 1
Sweden group stage
Sweden 1 - 2
Scotland group stage
Sweden 1 - 2
Costa Rica group stage
1994
Host: United States
Third Place
P7
W4
D2
L1
GF15
GA8
Cameroon 2 - 2
Sweden group stage
Sweden 3 - 1
Russia group stage
Brazil 1 - 1
Sweden group stage
Saudi Arabia 1 - 3
Sweden round of 16
Romania (4) 2 - 2 (5)
Sweden quarter-finals
Sweden 0 - 1
Brazil semi-finals
Sweden 4 - 0
Bulgaria third-place match
2002
Host: Korea, Japan
Round Of 16
P4
W1
D2
L1
GF5
GA5
England 1 - 1
Sweden group stage
Sweden 2 - 1
Nigeria group stage
Sweden 1 - 1
Argentina group stage
Sweden 1 - 2
Senegal round of 16
2006
Host: Germany
Round Of 16
P4
W1
D2
L1
GF3
GA4
Trinidad and Tobago 0 - 0
Sweden group stage
Sweden 1 - 0
Paraguay group stage
Sweden 2 - 2
England group stage
Germany 2 - 0
Sweden round of 16
2018
Host: Russia
Quarter-finals
P5
W3
D0
L2
GF6
GA4
Sweden 1 - 0
South Korea group stage
Germany 2 - 1
Sweden group stage
Mexico 0 - 3
Sweden group stage
Sweden 1 - 0
Switzerland round of 16
Sweden 0 - 2
England quarter-finals
2026
Host: USA, Mexico, Canada
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P4
W1
D1
L2
GF7
GA10
Sweden 5 - 1
Tunisia group stage
Netherlands 5 - 1
Sweden group stage
Japan 1 - 1
Sweden group stage
France 3 - 0
Sweden Round of 32