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They have been present at 12 out of 21 World Cups by 2018. Throughout the World Cup history, Brazil became Sweden's historical rival. The two countries have met each other seven times but Sweden never won, with five victories for the Brazilian side and two draws. [2]
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe ( UEFA ) and South America ( CONMEBOL ) have ever competed in the final. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final , staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.
France entered the 2018 World Cup as the bookmakers' favourites to win the tournament, and qualified for the tournament by finishing first in their qualification group, ahead of Sweden and the Netherlands.
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Luzhniki Stadium , Moscow
Sweden's 12th participation at the World Cup was in Russia 2018. Previous appearances were in 1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002. They failed to make the World Cup finals in 2010, 2014 and 2022. Sweden claimed fourth place in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 World Cup, the 21st edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 15 July 2018, and was contested by France and Croatia.
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Jun 8, 2018 · June 8, 2018 David Selini. FIFA World Cup 2018: Sweden. Sweden qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since 2006 by finishing second in a tough group behind France but ahead of the Netherlands. They then managed to knock Italy out of the play-offs with a 1-0 aggregate score.