Manager: Tommy Söderberg and Lars Lagerbäck
Star Players: Fredrik Ljungberg, Olof Mellberg, Magnus Hedman
Honours: None
Qualification: Winners, Group 5

Sweden started their Euro 2004 qualification campaign in rather inauspicious circumstances, drawing away to Latvia and at home to Hungary.

With the road to Portugal already looking difficult, Sweden were grateful to Marcus Allbäck’s brace as they won in Budapest to start a run of five consecutive victories.

The Swedes climbed to the top of Group 4 after a compelling 3-0 win over Poland and soon raced clear of their rivals with further wins at home to San Marino and away to Poland.

The 1992 semi-finalists were a disappointment at Euro 2000 and after defeat to Senegal in the World Cup, Söderberg and Lagerbäck will be hoping that they will come through Group C.

European Championship Record

Year

Year

1960: Did not enter

1984: Did not qualify

1964: Quarter-Finals (DNQ)

1988: Did not qualify

1968: Did not qualify

1992: Semi-Finals

1972: Did not qualify

1996: Did not qualify

1976: Did not qualify

2000: Group Stage

1980: Did not qualify

2004: Qualified

The Matches

Date

Opponents

Venue

Comp

KO

14 Jun 04

Bulgaria

Lisbon (José Alvalade)

ECF

5-0

18 Jun 04

Italy

Porto (Dragão)

ECF

1-1

22 Jun 04

Denmark

Porto (Bessa)

ECF

2-2

26 Jun 04

Holland

Faro-Loule

ECF

0-0


The Squad

1 Andreas ISAKSSON
2 Teddy LUCIC
3 Olof MELLBERG
4 Johan MJÄLLBY
5 Erik EDMAN
6 Tobias LINDEROTH
7 Mikael NILSSON
8 Anders SVENSSON
9 Fredrik LJUNGBERG
10 Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC
11 Henrik LARSSON
12 Magnus HEDMAN
13 Petter HANSSON
14 Alexander ÖSTLUND
15 Andreas JAKOBSSON
16 Kim KÄLLSTRÖM
17 Anders ANDERSSON
18 Mattias JONSON
19 Pontus FARNERUD
20 Marcus ALLBÄCK
21 Christian WILHELMSSON
22 Erik WAHLSTEDT
23 Magnus KIHLSTEDT