The Sweden national team of football (Swedish Swedish: the Swedish fotbollslandslaget) is the representative team of Sweden in international football for men and is managed by the Swedish Football Association which is the body that governs soccer in Sweden. The home stadium of Sweden is the Friends Arena located in Solna The team's managed by Janne Andersson. From 1945 to the end of in the 1950s, Sweden was thought to be one of the top team in Europe.
Sweden has had 12 appearances during the World Cup with their first appearing in 1934. They also have participated in six times in the European Championship. Sweden placed second in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which they hosted as well as third in the years 1950 and 1994. Other achievements of Sweden include an Olympic gold medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics as well as bronze medals in 1952 and 1924. They also made it to the semi-finals in UEFA Euro 1992, also when hosting.
