Sweden qualified in the competition below Netherlands in the qualifiers. They are going in the tournament with the force of goal machine Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They face tough opponents, in group D, as France and England.
Group D
opponents – Ukraine, France, England
Past Records in
Euro
Sweden entered their first European tournament as hosts
in 1992. They were able to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.
However, they did not qualify for Euro 1996, held in
England.
Sweden entered the finals of the tournament in 2000 Euro
impressively but were unable to progress to the quarter-finals.
In Euro 2004, Sweden started the group games with a 5-0
win over Bulgaria to reach the quarter-finals, where they lost in penalty
shoot-outs to Holland.
Euro 2008
Sweden qualified below Spain to reach the finals of Euro
2008. They defeated reigning champions Greece in their first game, but lost
next both matches to be eliminated from the tournament.
Euro 2012
Road to
Qualification
Sweden qualified second in the qualifying group below
Netherlands with 8 wins and 2 losses in total 10 games.
Probable
Line-up
Isaksson
Lustig - Mellberg
– Granqvist – M. Olsson
Larsson - Svensson
- Källström- Wilhelmsson
Ibrahimović (c) - Elmander
Most capped
Players
Anders Svensson – 126 caps (18 goals)
Olof Mellberg – 113 caps (7 goals)
Andreas Isaksson – 92 caps (0 goals)
Top Goalscorers
Zlatan Ibrahimović – 30 goals
Anders Svensson – 18 goals
Johan Elmander – 16 goals
Man To Watch
Zlatan Ibrahimović
The
captain of the team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is the key man for Sweden in this
European tournament. With 28 goals this season for Milan, he is in top form and
is in the best phase of his career. Ibrahimovic is the top goal scorer for
Sweden in the current squad and is sixth among the top goal scorers of Sweden.
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