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Opposition Index

England's Opponents:
Sweden

Sweden

Svenska Fotboll-förbundets
Founded 18 December 1904

 


P 25 W 9 D 9 L 7 F 40: A 42
54%
successful

1923-2018

Blågult
Country name Kingdom of Sweden
 Sverige
Home venue Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna kommun, Stockholm län
Home strip  Yellow shirts and blue shorts

 

England's Record Against Sweden
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 8 3 4 1 14 10 +4 2 3 1.75 1.25 62.5 +2
Away 13 4 3 6 18 17 +1 5 4 1.385 1.308 42.3 -2
Neutral 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 0 1 2.00 1.25 75.0 +2
All 25 9 9 7 40 32 +8 7 8 1.60 1.28 54.0 +2

 

England's Record Against Sweden by Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 2 0 2 0 0 0 =0 2 2 0.00 0.00 50.0 =0
WCF 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 0 1 1.667 1.00 66.7 +1
World Cup 5 1 4 0 5 3 +2 2 3 1.00 0.60 60.0 +1
ECP 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 1 0.50 1.00 25.0 -1
ECF 2 1 0 1 4 4 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
European Championship 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 1 1 1.25 1.50 37.5 -1
Minor Tournament 1 0 1 0 3 3 =0 0 0 3.00 3.00 50.0 =0
Friendly 14 6 3 5 26 20 +6 4 3 1.857 1.429 53.6 +1
All 25 9 9 7 40 32 +8 7 8 1.60 1.28 54.0 +2

 

England's Results Against Sweden

 
135 21 May 1923 - Sweden 2 England 4 [1-3]
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
(14,500)
H.Dahl (2)
Walker (2), Thornwell, J.Moore
Fr AW
136 24 May 1923 - Sweden 1 England 3 [1-1]
Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
(12,000)
H.Dahl
W.Moore (2), Miller
AW
The status of this match is disputed.  The Football Association accords it official status.  For further details on the match's status, see the notes on this match in our piece on England's Official Internationals: The Disputed Matches.
210 17 May 1937 - Sweden 0 England 4 [0-4]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (34,119)
Steele (3), J.Johnson Fr AW

 

238 19 November 1947 -
England 4 Sweden 2
[3-1]
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (44,282)
Mortensen (3), Lawton
Nordahl, Gren (pen)
Fr HW
246 13 May 1949 - Sweden 3 England 1 [3-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (37,500)
Carlsson, Jeppson, Jónsson
Finney
AL
304 16 May 1956 - Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (36,500)
  AD
336 18 November 1959 -
England 2 Sweden 3 [1-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley (80,000)
Connelly, R.Charlton
Simonsson (2), Salomonsson
HL
391 16 May 1965 - Sweden 1 England 2 [1-1]
Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg (18,000/975)
Eriksson
Ball, Connelly
AW
422 22 May 1968 - England 3 Sweden 1 [2-0]
Empire Stadium, Wembley
(72,000)
Peters, R.Charlton, Hunt
R.Andersson
HW
532 10 June 1979 - Sweden 0 England 0 [0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (35,691)
  AD
619 10 September 1986 -
Sweden
1
England 0 [0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (15,646)
Ekström  AL
640 19 October 1988 -
England 0 Sweden
0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (65,628)
  WCP  HD
649 6 September 1989 -
Sweden
0
England 0 [0-0]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
(38,588)
   AD
688 17 June 1992 - Sweden 2 England 1 [0-1]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (30,126)
Eriksson, Brolin
Platt
ECF AL
712 8 June 1995 - England 3 Sweden 3 [1-2]
Elland Road, Leeds
(32,008)
Sheringham, Platt, Anderton
Mild (2), K.Andersson
TC HD
 751 5 September 1998 -
Sweden
2 England 1 [2-1]
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (35,394)
A.Andersson, Mjällby
Shearer
ECP  AL
Ince
758 5 June 1999 -
England
0 Sweden 0 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (75,824)
   HD
Scholes
785 10 November 2001 -
England 1
Sweden 1 [1-1]
Old Trafford, Manchester
(64,413)
Beckham (pen)
Mild
Fr HD
791 2 June 2002 - England 1 Sweden 1 [1-0]
Saitama Sutajiamu Niimarumarunii, Saitama-shi (62,561)
Campbell
Alexandersson
WCF ND
811 31 March 2004 - Sweden 1 England 0 [0-0]
Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg (40,484)
Ibrahimović Fr AL
840 20 June 2006 - Sweden 2 England 2 [0-1]
Rhein-Energie-Stadion, Köln (45,000)
Allbäck, Larsson
J.Cole, Gerrard
WCF ND
902 15 November 2011 -
England 1 Sweden 0 [1-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (48,876)
Majstorović OG (Barry) Fr HW
907 15 June 2012 - Sweden 2 England 3 [0-1]
Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks, Kyiv (48,876/70,000)
Johnson OG, Mellberg
Carroll, Walcott, Welbeck
ECF NW
915 14 November 2012 - 
Sweden
4 England 2
[1-2]
Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna
(49,967)
Ibrahimović (4)
Welbeck, Caulker
Fr AL
983 7 July 2018 - Sweden 0 England 2 [0-1]Cosmos Arena, Samara (39,991) Maguire, Alli WCF NW

 

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