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England men · International friendly

Sweden
v England⁠

1–2

Full time

Sweden v England finished 1–2.

Sweden
Eriksson 25'
Date
Sunday 16 May 1965 · England in 1965
Venue
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Competition
International friendly

Last checked 21 October 2026

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The 5 meetings before this one

1937 – 1959

01 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

04 19 Nov 1947
International friendly Highbury, London

England 4–2 Sweden England won

England: Mortensen 15', Lawton 18' pen, Mortensen 35', Mortensen 86'

Sweden: Nordahl 22', Gren 68' pen

Match page: England v Sweden, 19 November 1947

05 17 May 1937
International friendly Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Sweden 0–4 England England won

England: Steele 7', Steele 13', Steele 33', Johnson 35'

Sweden: None

Match page: Sweden v England, 17 May 1937

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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