Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship

As the qualification groups were split geographically, the Swedish team had to qualify against Norway, Finland and Iceland compete.

Sweden could win only the home game against Ireland, also played two draws and lost the last decisive match for the group victory in the Netherlands.

In contrast, group winners Netherlands failed to Norway, against which the Swedes then lost in the final round in the semifinals.

In the small final Sweden then secured by a 2: 1 victory after extra time against Italy in third place.

As the best quarter-final losers, the Swedes qualified for the first 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

In order to qualify for the quarter-finals Sweden had to play again in the group stage against Ireland and for the first time Spain, against which the qualification began with a 4-0 victory.

Just nine months after the quarter-finals began with 29 teams qualifying for the next European Championship, which was held again and for the last time without a final round.

Denmark in second and Spain in third then prevailed in the playoffs against Portugal and England and were also allowed to the final round.

Sweden denied all matches on home soil and met in the group stage on three newcomers EM.

With a 3-0 win over France Sweden then closed the group stage and met in the semifinals on defending Germany.

In qualifying for the 2001 European Championships, the Swedes played again in the higher category and met three old acquaintances: France, Spain and the Netherlands.

[3] In the semi-final, the Swedes then met once again on Denmark and Tina Nordlund secured the finals with their goal in the 9th minute.

Since both failed to score in 90 minutes this time, the Golden goal rule was renewed and the Germans defended the title.

Two years later, both stood in the World Cup final again and again won the Germans by a golden goal.

The Swedes started with six wins and were thus qualified early for the finals, but then lost in Italy and gave even in the last game in Finland from one point.

Thus, Sweden was only in third place before the last game against hosts England and needed a victory to progress.

[6] This secured Anna Sjöström through the only goal of the game in the third minute and as the Finns surprisingly won against Denmark in the parallel match, Sweden was even group winner.

In the semi-final against Norway, it was dramatic, because twice Hanna Ljungberg could compensate for a Norwegian lead, with one last minute before the end of the game.

Sweden had to intervene only in the second round and met in a group of five on Italy, Ireland, Romania and Hungary.

The second-placed Italians also secured the final round ticket in the play-offs against the Czech Republic, while the third-placed Irinnen failed to Iceland.

With eight goals, Victoria Sandell Svensson was the best Swedish and sixth overall top scorer in qualifying.

In the final round, Sweden and Denmark parted in the opening match as eight years earlier with 1-1.

After a victory against the Russians, they could afford a 2:3 defeat against the already retired Italians, as Germany won in a parallel match against Russia.

In the quarter-finals, they then lost to the hosts with 0-2 and retired from the tournament, which also ended the term of Pia Sundhage, which had previously announced this.