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General Information for Sweden

Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Founded
1904
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1976
1.82m
Average age in 1976
25.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1976
Jersey in 1976

Coaches in 1976

Ericson, Georg (Coach)

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Ericson, Georg (Coach)

Day of Birth
1919-12-18
Day of Death
2002-01-04
Place of Birth
Norrköping (Sweden)
Matches
3 (2 / 1)
Goto coach Georg Ericson

Players of Sweden in 1976

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Hellström, Ronnie 1949-02-21 Goalkeeper Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 6 0 0 - - -
Hagberg, Göran 1947-11-08 Goalkeeper Sweden Östers IF Växjö 4 0 0 - - -
Nordqvist, Björn 1942-10-06 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 10 0 0 - - -
Karlsson, Kent 1945-11-25 Centre Back Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 9 0 0 - - -
Andersson, Björn 1951-07-20 Right Back Germany Bayern München 6 0 1 - - -
Werner, Mats 1953-06-01 Defender Sweden Hammarby IF 5 0 1 - - -
Borg, Hasse 1953-08-04 Right Back Sweden Örebro SK 4 1 0 - - -
Augustsson, Jörgen 1952-10-28 Left Back Sweden Landskrona BoIS 3 0 0 - - -
Andersén, Bengt 1951-03-15 Defender Sweden IF Elfsborg 3 0 0 - - -
Arvidsson, Håkan 1953-04-14 Defender Sweden Östers IF Växjö 1 0 0 - - -
Hellberg, Gert 1950-05-07 Defender Sweden IFK Norrköping 0 1 0 - - -
Linderoth, Anders 1950-03-21 Centre Midfielder Sweden Östers IF Växjö 10 0 1 - - -
Torstensson, Conny 1949-08-28 Right Midfielder Germany Bayern München 5 1 3 - - -
Fredriksson, Eine 1950-03-05 Centre Midfielder Sweden GAIS Göteborg 4 0 2 - - -
Tapper, Staffan 1948-07-17 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 4 0 1 - - -
Grahn, Ove 1943-05-09 Right Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 3 0 0 - - -
Börjesson, Bo 1949-12-01 Midfielder Sweden IFK Sundsvall 2 1 2 - - -
Larsson, Lennart 1953-07-09 Midfielder Sweden Halmstads BK 2 0 0 - - -
Ljungberg, Anders 1947-07-12 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 1 1 1 - - -
Nordin, Olle 1949-11-23 Midfielder Sweden IFK Sundsvall 0 4 0 - - -
Sjöberg, Thomas 1952-07-06 Centre Forward Germany Karlsruher SC 8 0 5 - - -
Sandberg, Roland 1946-12-16 Left Winger Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 4 0 1 - - -
Nilsson, Torbjörn 1954-07-09 Striker Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 0 1 - - -
Evesson, Tommy 1953-03-01 Striker Sweden Östers IF Växjö 2 2 0 - - -
Grönhagen, Anders 1953-05-22 Striker Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 1 0 - - -
Wendt, Benny 1950-11-04 Left Winger Germany Tennis Borussia Berlin 2 0 0 - - -
Edström, Ralf 1952-10-07 Striker Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 - - -
Mattsson, Jan 1951-04-17 Centre Forward Germany Bayer Uerdingen 1 1 0 - - -
Ahlström, Thomas 1952-07-17 Right Winger Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 0 0 - - -
Dahlqvist, Peter 1956-01-12 Striker Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 - - -
Johansson, Sigge 1951-02-17 Striker Sweden Halmstads BK 1 0 0 - - -
Lundberg, Jan-Åke 1954-12-27 Striker Sweden Kalmar FF 0 2 0 - - -

Matches of Sweden in 1976

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1976-03-02
Algeria
Algeria
Sweden
Sweden
0:2 c
Algeria vs. Sweden
Friendly
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
1976-06-16
Sweden
Sweden
Norway
Norway
2:0 c
Sweden vs. Norway
World Cup 1978 - Group 6
Råsunda Stadium
1976-10-09
Switzerland
Switzerland
Sweden
Sweden
1:2 c
Switzerland vs. Sweden
World Cup 1978 - Group 6
St. Jakob Park
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Match Progress for Sweden in 1976

Favorite Opponents of Sweden

Opponent M W D L G
Norway
Norway
49 23 14 12 117
Denmark
Denmark
43 12 7 24 40
Finland
Finland
35 24 4 7 87
Hungary
Hungary
24 12 6 6 37
Austria
Austria
23 7 5 11 29
Germany
Germany
22 5 5 12 38
Switzerland
Switzerland
19 6 4 9 24
Portugal
Portugal
17 4 5 8 20
England
England
17 5 7 5 22
Poland
Poland
17 11 2 4 32
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 4 9 34
France
France
16 3 4 9 17
Italy
Italy
16 6 2 8 14
Estonia
Estonia
14 11 3 0 37
Spain
Spain
14 4 3 7 14
Malta
Malta
13 13 0 0 49
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
13 10 2 1 28
Belgium
Belgium
12 3 2 7 17
Iceland
Iceland
12 9 2 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
12 1 3 8 13
Russia
Russia
11 5 4 2 16
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 4 4 11
Greece
Greece
9 3 3 3 20
Moldova
Moldova
9 9 0 0 24
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 5 4 0 16
Mexico
Mexico
8 4 2 2 11
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 3 2 2 11
USA
USA
7 3 0 4 9
Israel
Israel
7 3 4 0 12
Romania
Romania
7 3 1 3 12
Wales
Wales
7 6 1 0 16
Scotland
Scotland
7 4 0 3 12
Ireland
Ireland
7 3 2 2 9
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 0 4 7
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 0 1 18
Cyprus
Cyprus
6 5 1 0 19
Latvia
Latvia
6 4 1 1 6
Albania
Albania
6 4 1 1 11
Algeria
Algeria
6 5 1 0 15
Slovenia
Slovenia
6 2 4 0 7
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 8
Ukraine
Ukraine
6 2 0 4 11
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 4 1 0 11
Serbia
Serbia
5 1 0 4 3
Belarus
Belarus
5 5 0 0 16
Kosovo
Kosovo
5 3 0 2 7
Australia
Australia
5 1 2 2 2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 1 1 10
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 4 0 1 12
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 22
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 10
Egypt
Egypt
4 2 0 2 10
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 2 0 6
Czechia
Czechia
4 2 2 0 7
Thailand
Thailand
4 3 1 0 11
Japan
Japan
4 2 2 0 10
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 2
Argentina
Argentina
3 1 1 1 6
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 2 0 1 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
3 2 1 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
3 2 1 0 10
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 4
China
China
3 2 1 0 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 1 0 6
Qatar
Qatar
3 2 1 0 8
England
England (Amateur)
3 0 0 3 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
3 1 0 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 3 0 0 4
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 3 0 0 7
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 2 0 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 2
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 2 0 2
East Germany
East Germany
2 1 1 0 6
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2 1 0 1 3
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 3
Chile
Chile
2 0 1 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 0 1 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 5
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 1 1 2
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 5
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
Norway
Norway (XI)
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 1 0 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 1 0 0 4
Syria
Syria
1 0 1 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 8
Barbados
Barbados
1 1 0 0 4
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 1 0 0 2
Denmark
Denmark (XI)
1 1 0 0 1
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 4
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