Sweden at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Sweden's results at the FIFA Men’s World Cup.

The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

[1] Sweden have been one of the more successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having reached the top four on four occasions, and becoming runners-up on home ground in 1958.

The two countries have met each other seven times but Sweden never won, with five victories for the Brazilian side and two draws.

[3] With his five goals in 1994, Kennet Andersson won the shared Bronze Boot at that tournament.

Team formations of Brazil (blue) and Sweden (yellow) at the start of the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final
Sweden playing against Germany in the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Henrik Larsson , Sweden's joint all-time top scorer (alongside Kennet Andersson) at the World Cup