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General Information for Sweden

Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Founded
1904
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1978
1.82m
Average age in 1978
26.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1978
Jersey in 1978

Coaches in 1978

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 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Georg Ericson

Players of Sweden in 1978

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 9 0 0 - - -
Hagberg, Göran 1947-11-08 Goalkeeper Sweden Östers IF Växjö 1 0 0 - - -
Borg, Hasse 1953-08-04 Right Back Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 10 0 1 - - -
Nordqvist, Björn 1942-10-06 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 8 0 0 - - -
Andersson, Roy 1949-08-02 Centre Back Sweden Malmö FF 7 0 0 - - -
Erlandsson, Ingemar 1957-11-16 Left Back Sweden Malmö FF 6 1 0 - - -
Åhman, Ronald 1957-01-31 Defender Sweden Örebro SK 5 0 0 - - -
Arvidsson, Håkan 1953-04-14 Defender Sweden Östers IF Växjö 2 1 0 - - -
Andersson, Magnus 1958-04-23 Defender Sweden Malmö FF 1 1 1 - - -
Andersson, Roland 1950-03-28 Right Back Sweden Malmö FF 1 0 0 - - -
Johansson, Klas 1956-07-07 Left Back Sweden Hammarby IF 1 0 0 - - -
Larsson, Lennart 1953-07-09 Midfielder Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 10 0 2 - - -
Linderoth, Anders 1950-03-21 Centre Midfielder France Olympique Marseille 6 1 0 - - -
Tapper, Staffan 1948-07-17 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 5 0 0 - - -
Larsson, Bosse 1944-05-05 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 4 0 0 - - -
Torstensson, Conny 1949-08-28 Right Midfielder Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 2 2 0 - - -
Nordin, Olle 1949-11-23 Midfielder Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 1 0 - - -
Nordgren, Mats 1955-04-09 Midfielder Sweden Östers IF Växjö 2 0 1 - - -
Berggren, Tommy 1950-04-20 Midfielder Sweden Djurgårdens IF 1 2 1 - - -
Ohlsson, Kenneth 1948-09-07 Midfielder Sweden Hammarby IF 1 0 0 - - -
Wendt, Benny 1950-11-04 Left Winger Germany 1.FC Kaiserslautern 8 1 0 - - -
Sjöberg, Thomas 1952-07-06 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jidda 8 0 1 - - -
Nilsson, Torbjörn 1954-07-09 Striker Sweden IFK Göteborg 4 1 1 - - -
Grönhagen, Anders 1953-05-22 Striker Sweden Djurgårdens IF 3 0 1 - - -
Edström, Ralf 1952-10-07 Striker Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 2 0 - - -
Åslund, Sanny 1952-08-29 Striker Sweden AIK Solna 0 3 1 - - -
Ohlsson, Billy 1954-01-13 Striker Germany Arminia Bielefeld 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Sweden in 1978

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1978-06-03
Brazil
Brazil
Sweden
Sweden
1:1 c
Brazil vs. Sweden
World Cup 1978 - Group 3
Estadio José María Minella
1978-06-07
Austria
Austria
Sweden
Sweden
1:0 c
Austria vs. Sweden
World Cup 1978 - Group 3
Estadio José Amalfitani
1978-06-11
Spain
Spain
Sweden
Sweden
1:0 c
Spain vs. Sweden
World Cup 1978 - Group 3
Estadio José Amalfitani
3 Matches

Match Progress for Sweden in 1978

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
Poland
Poland
17 11 2 4 32
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 4 9 34
Portugal
Portugal
17 4 5 8 20
England
England
17 5 7 5 22
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
Iceland
Iceland
12 9 2 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
12 1 3 8 13
Belgium
Belgium
12 3 2 7 17
Russia
Russia
11 5 4 2 16
Greece
Greece
10 3 4 3 22
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 4 4 11
Moldova
Moldova
9 9 0 0 24
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 5 4 0 16
Mexico
Mexico
8 4 2 2 11
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
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 3 2 2 11
USA
USA
7 3 0 4 9
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
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 0 4 7
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 0 1 18
Cyprus
Cyprus
6 5 1 0 19
Kosovo
Kosovo
5 3 0 2 7
Belarus
Belarus
5 5 0 0 16
Australia
Australia
5 1 2 2 2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 1 1 10
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 4 0 1 12
Serbia
Serbia
5 1 0 4 3
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 4 1 0 11
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
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 22
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 10
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
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 3 0 0 7
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
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 2
Argentina
Argentina
3 1 1 1 6
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
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 2 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 2 0 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 2
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 8
Barbados
Barbados
1 1 0 0 4
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
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
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
Norway
Norway (XI)
1 1 0 0 4
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
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