Early history Sweden's World Cup record; First match Sweden 3–2 Argentina (27 May 1934; Bologna, Italy) Biggest win Sweden 8–0 Cuba (12 June 1938; Antibes, France) Biggest defeat Brazil 7–1 Sweden (9 July 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Best result Runners-up at the 1958 FIFA World Cup: Worst result Group stage in 1970, 1978 and 1990: By match. Sweden have a group of very talented players and are good enough to reach the last 16 of the World Cup, according to their former striker Kennet Andersson. Jump to navigation Jump to search This page was last changed on 15 April 2013, at 01:41. CLUB 1 GK Erik Thorstvedt 28 Oct 1962 Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 2 DF Gunnar Halle 11 Aug 1965 Oldham Athletic (ENG) 3 DF Erland Johnsen 05 Apr 1967 Chelsea (ENG) 4 DF Rune Bratseth 19 Mar 1961 Werder Bremen (GER) 5 DF Stig Inge Bjørnebye 11 Dec 1969 … Template:Sweden Squad 1994 World Cup. Sweden has traditionally been a strong team in international football, with 12 World Cup appearances and 3 medals in the Olympics.The Swedish team finished second in the 1958 World Cup, when it was the host team, being beaten by Brazil 5–2 in the final.Sweden has also finished third twice, in 1950 and 1994.In 1938, they finished fourth.. USA '94 story; Match schedule; Squads; Statistics; Picture gallery; Qualifying rounds Norway's World Cup squad 1994. World Cup 1994 Tournaments 1930-2018 1930 - URUGUAY 1934 - ITALY 1938 - FRANCE 1950 - BRAZIL 1954 - SWITZERLAND 1958 - SWEDEN 1962 - CHILE 1966 - ENGLAND 1970 - MEXICO 1974 - WEST GERMANY 1978 - ARGENTINA 1982 - SPAIN 1986 - MEXICO 1990 - ITALY 1994 - UNITED STATES 1998 - FRANCE 2002 - KOREA / JAPAN 2006 - GERMANY 2010 - SOUTH AFRICA 2014 - … Initial visibility: currently defaults to autocollapse To set this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: |state=collapsed: {{Sweden squad 1994 FIFA World Cup|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar |state=expanded: {{Sweden squad 1994 FIFA World Cup|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible D.O.B. History.