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England men · FIFA World Cup · Quarter-final

Sweden
v England⁠

0–2

Full time

Sweden v England finished 0–2.

Sweden
None
Date
Saturday 7 July 2018 · England in 2018
Kick-off
15:00 UK
Venue
Cosmos Arena, Samara

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

Sweden Formation 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Robin Olsen GK
  • No. 16, Emil Krafth RB Off in the 85'
  • No. 3, Victor Lindelöf CB
  • No. 4, Andreas Granqvist CB
  • No. 6, Ludwig Augustinsson LB
  • No. 17, Viktor Claesson RM
  • No. 7, Sebastian Larsson CM Yellow card 90+4'
  • No. 8, Albin Ekdal CM
  • No. 10, Emil Forsberg LM Off in the 65'
  • No. 20, Ola Toivonen FW Off in the 65'
  • No. 9, Marcus Berg FW

Substitutes

  • No. 5, Martin Olsson On in the 65'
  • No. 11, John Guidetti Yellow card 87' On in the 65'
  • No. 18, Pontus Jansson On in the 85'
  • No. 12, Karl-Johan Johnsson (not used)
  • No. 13, Gustav Svensson (not used)
  • No. 14, Filip Helander (not used)
  • No. 15, Oscar Hiljemark (not used)
  • No. 19, Marcus Rohdén (not used)
  • No. 21, Jimmy Durmaz (not used)
  • No. 22, Isaac Kiese Thelin (not used)
  • No. 23, Kristoffer Nordfeldt (not used)

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2004 – 2012

01 14 Nov 2012
International friendly Friends Arena, Stockholm

Sweden 4–2 England England lost

England: Welbeck 35', Caulker 38'

Sweden: Ibrahimović 20', Ibrahimović 77', Ibrahimović 84', Ibrahimović 90+2'

Match page: Sweden v England, 14 November 2012

02 15 Jun 2012
UEFA European Championship · Group D Olimpiysky Stadium, Kyiv

Sweden 2–3 England England won

England: Carroll 23', Walcott 64', Welbeck 78'

Sweden: Johnson 49' og, Mellberg 59'

Match page: Sweden v England, 15 June 2012

04 20 Jun 2006
FIFA World Cup · Group B RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Sweden 2–2 England England drew

England: J. Cole 34', Gerrard 85'

Sweden: Allbäck 51', Larsson 90'

Match page: Sweden v England, 20 June 2006

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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