Sweden National Football Team

Sweden  National Football Team (Svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden.

Traditionally, Sweden are rivals with Denmark and Norway, although other rivalries have developed over the years. Sweden failed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in the group qualification stage, having been edged out by Portugal. As a result, team manager Lars Lagerbäck quit and Erik Hamrén was appointed the new manager. Sweden's captain is Zlatan Ibrahimović with Anders Svensson as vice captain.

Euro 2012 qualifiers Sweden's Euro 2012 campaign with their new coach, Erik Hamrén, started well with two consecutive wins in Group E against Hungary and San Marino. After that Sweden lost to the Netherlands in Amsterdam with 1–4, but then won against Moldova first in Stockholm with 2–1 and later in Chişinău with 4–1. After the battle against Moldova Sweden beat their neighbor Finland with 5–0. The following game was a defeat when Hungary through Rudolf scored 2–1 home at Stadium Puskás Ferenc at the last minute of full time. After that Sweden defeated San Marino with 5–0 away including two goals from Christian Wilhelmsson, who before the two games against San Marino and Hungary hadn't been a regular in the starting eleven during Hamréns tenure as head coach. The Swedish team then proceeded to beat Finland with 2–1 and in the final game beat the Netherlands with 3–2 to end their streak of 17 consecutive qualification-game wins. On 2 December 2011, Sweden were drawn into Group D alongside England, Ukraine, and France in the Euro 2012 competition.

Current Squad
List of 23 players for UEFA EURO 2012

Goal Keeper
1  Andreas Isaksson 3 October 1981  PSV
12 Johan Wiland 24 January 1981  Copenhagen
23 Pär Hansson 22 June 1986  Helsingborg

Defender
2 Mikael Lustig 13 December 1986  Celtic
3 Olof Mellberg 3 September 1977  Olympiacos
4 Andreas Granqvist 16 April 1985  Genoa
5 Martin Olsson 17 May 1988 Blackburn Rovers
13 Jonas Olsson 10 March 1983  West Bromwich Albion
15 Mikael Antonsson 31 May 1981  Bologna
17 Behrang Safari 9 February 1985  Anderlecht

 Midfielder
6   Rasmus Elm 17 March 1988  AZ
7   Sebastian Larsson 6 June 1985  Sunderland
8  Anders Svensson (vice captain) 17 July 1976  Elfsborg
9  Kim Källström 24 August 1982  Lyon
16 Pontus Wernbloom 25 June 1986 CSKA Moscow
18 Samuel Holmén 28 June 1984  İstanbul BB
19 Emir Bajrami 7 March 1988  Twente
21 Christian Wilhelmsson 8 December 1979 Al-Hilal

 Forward
10  Zlatan Ibrahimović (captain) 3 October 1981 Milan
11  Johan Elmander 27 May 1981  Galatasaray
14 Tobias Hysén 9 March 1982  IFK Göteborg
20 Ola Toivonen 3 July 1986  PSV
22  Markus Rosenberg 27 September 1982 Werder Bremen

Swedish national football team leave after their lost against Hungary at a Euro 2012 Group E qualifying soccer

                                                                  Andreas Isaksson

                                                                      Johan Elmander

                                                                  Johan Wiland

                                                                 Mikael Lustig

                                                                         Pär Hansson

                                                                       Rasmus Elm

                                                                Zlatan Ibrahimović