Germany-Sweden matches 1911-2018


All matches between Sweden and German teams are included: pre-war Germany, West Germany (FR Germany here, considered the successor of Germany as the football association (DFB) remained the same), East Germany (German DR here) and unified Germany (officially after the 1990 World Cup, and considered the successor of West Germany). Against both East and West Germany Sweden played one match which they consider official (at the 1952 Olympics against West Germany) but their opponents do not; these are listed in italics. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Game    Date     Venue                   Result            Remark

  1. 18- 6-1911  Stockholm     Sweden      2-4 Germany
  2. 29-10-1911  Hamburg       Germany     1-3 Sweden
  3. 29- 6-1923  Stockholm     Sweden      2-1 Germany
  4. 31- 8-1924  Berlin        Germany     1-4 Sweden   
  5. 21- 6-1925  Stockholm     Sweden      1-0 Germany
  6. 20- 6-1926  Nürnberg      Germany     3-3 Sweden  
  7. 30- 9-1928  Stockholm     Sweden      2-0 Germany
  8. 23- 6-1929  Köln          Germany     3-0 Sweden 
  9. 17- 6-1931  Stockholm     Sweden      0-0 Germany
 10. 25- 9-1932  Nürnberg      Germany     4-3 Sweden  
 11. 31- 5-1934  Milano        Germany     2-1 Sweden      [World Cup]
 12. 30- 6-1935  Stockholm     Sweden      3-1 Germany
 13. 21-11-1937  Hamburg       Germany     5-0 Sweden      [World Cup Qualifier]
 14.  5-10-1941  Solna         Sweden      4-2 Germany
 15. 20- 9-1942  Berlin        Germany     2-3 Sweden 
O -.  1- 8-1952  Helsinki      Sweden      2-0 FR Germany  [Olympic Games]
 16. 30- 6-1956  Solna         Sweden      2-2 FR Germany
 17. 20-11-1957  Hamburg       FR Germany  1-0 Sweden          
 18. 24- 6-1958  Göteborg      Sweden      3-1 FR Germany  [World Cup]
 19.  3-11-1963  Solna         Sweden      2-1 FR Germany
 20.  4-11-1964  Berlin        FR Germany  1-1 Sweden      [World Cup Qualifier]
 21. 26- 9-1965  Solna         Sweden      1-2 FR Germany  [World Cup Qualifier]
E 1. 27- 4-1966  Leipzig       German DR   4-1 Sweden 
E 2. 17- 5-1967  Helsingborg   Sweden      0-1 German DR
 22. 27- 6-1971  Göteborg      Sweden      1-0 FR Germany
 23.  1- 5-1974  Hamburg       FR Germany  2-0 Sweden      
 24. 30- 6-1974  Düsseldorf    FR Germany  4-2 Sweden      [World Cup]
E 3. 17- 8-1977  Solna         Sweden      0-1 German DR
E 4.  4- 4-1978  Leipzig       German DR   0-1 Sweden    
 25. 19- 4-1978  Solna         Sweden      3-1 FR Germany
E 5. 19- 5-1982  Halmstad      Sweden      2-2 German DR
 26. 17-10-1984  Köln          FR Germany  2-0 Sweden      [World Cup Qualifier]
 27. 25- 9-1985  Solna         Sweden      2-2 FR Germany  [World Cup Qualifier]
 28. 14-10-1987  Gelsenkirchen FR Germany  1-1 Sweden       
E -. 12- 1-1988  Las Palmas    Sweden      4-1 German DR
 29. 31- 3-1988  Berlin        FR Germany  1-1 Sweden      [2-4 pen]
 30. 10-10-1990  Solna         Sweden      1-3 FR Germany
 31. 21- 6-1992  Solna         Sweden      2-3 Germany     [European Championship]
 32. 24- 6-2006  München       Germany     2-0 Sweden      [World Cup]
 33. 16- 8-2006  Gelsenkirchen Germany     3-0 Sweden     
 34. 17-11-2010  Göteborg      Sweden      0-0 Germany    
 35. 16-10-2012  Berlin        Germany     4-4 Sweden      [World Cup Qualifier]
 36. 15-10-2013  Solna         Sweden      3-5 Germany     [World Cup Qualifier]
 37. 23- 6-2018  Sochi         Germany     2-1 Sweden      [World Cup]

Total record:

Germany              22 10  4  8  48- 41  24
FR Germany           15  6  5  4  24- 20  17

Sweden               37 12  9 16  61- 72  33

German DR             5  3  1  1   8-  4   7
Sweden                5  1  1  3   4-  8   3

Some more stats:

Germany/FRG          Pd  G  D  S  GG- SG

In Germany:          17  9  5  3  40- 25
In Sweden:           18  5  4  9  28- 34  
Elsewhere:            2  2  0  0   4-  2

German DR            Pd  G  D  S  GG- SG

In German DR:         2  1  0  1   4-  2
In Sweden:            3  2  1  0   4-  2


East Germany - List of International Matches
(West) Germany - List of International Matches
Sweden - List of International Matches


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Author: Karel Stokkermans (karel@rsssf.com)
Last updated: 9 Aug 2018

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