Sweden has reached the FIFA World Cup finals ten times and can look back on a strong history at the finals. The pinnacle of Swedish achievement came in 1958 when they reached the final on home soil.

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Twenty years earlier they had claimed fourth place in the 1938 World Cup. After their success in 1958, Sweden failed to qualify for the next two tournaments. In 1970 their campaign ended in the first round, in 1974 they went one round further.

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Swedish football re-ignited in the 1990s, culminating in third place in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.