Nickname: Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
FIFA Ranking: 34th
Elo Ranking: 29th
Head Coach: Erik Hamrén (Euro Cup 2012)
| Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win % |
| 76 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 56.58 |
Captain: Striker Zlatan Ibrahimović who plays for Paris Saint-Germain in France's Ligue 1.
Qualified: Finished 3rd in Group G. Defeated Denmark 4-3 on aggregate in a Playoff.
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Diff | Points |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
Qualification Highest Scorer: Captain Zlatan Ibrahimović led the team with 11 goals including the playoffs.
European Championship History: This is Sweden's 6th European Championship Campaign. They were knocked out of the 1992 tournament they hosted in the Semi-Finals by Germany 2-3. That year, the knockout rounds started at the Semi-Finals. Since then they're best finish came in 2004 where they lost in the Quarter-Finals to Netherlands 4-5 in a penalty kick shootout.
European Championship 2012: Won 1 match and lost 2 finishing 4th in Group D behind England, France, and Ukraine.
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