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England
v Sweden⁠

0–0

Full time

England v Sweden finished 0–0.

Date
Wednesday 19 October 1988 · England in 1988
Venue
Wembley, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1959 – 1986

05 28 Oct 1959
International friendly Wembley Stadium, London

England 2–3 Sweden England lost

England: Connelly 9', Charlton 81'

Sweden: Simonsson 52', Simonsson 60', Salomonsson 75'

Match page: England v Sweden, 28 October 1959

Official meetings since 1923

England v Sweden stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings24In our results database
England wins8England perspective
Draws9Level at full time
Sweden wins7Sweden victories

England have scored 37 goals to Sweden's 31 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Steele

3 goals against Sweden in matches we hold scorer data for.

Sweden · Fixture leader

5

Ibrahimović

Sweden's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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