Sweden OVERVIEW 
Sweden have traditionally performed well in each of their appearances at the world cup finals. More recently, they reached the last 4 at USA 94 but were not as successful at the 2002 tournament. They have a good solid team with outstanding individuals like Barcelona's Henrick Larsson, Zlatan Imbrahimovic of Ajax and Frederick Ljungberg of Arsenal. A major threat to any team in the world on their day, Sweden will be looking for another fulfilling tournament this time round.
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background information on the country.
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Sweden World Cup Statistics
Confederation: EuropePrevious World Cup Appearances: 1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002 Best Finish: Runners-up (1958) Sweden General Information
Capital City: StockholmCurrency: Swedish Krone Population: 8.8 million Official Languages: Swedish Country History and Background
Sweden, country in northern Europe, occupying the eastern portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Slightly larger than the state of California and roughly similar in shape, Sweden is the largest and most populous nation of Scandinavia. The Swedes’ name for their country, Sverige, means “the land of the Sveas,” an ancient tribe of the region. Stockholm is the country’s capital and largest city.Sweden is one of the world’s northernmost nations. The country extends nearly 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from north to south, and one-seventh of its territory lies above the Arctic Circle. Thick glaciers that receded after the last ice age scoured the land, rounding mountaintops, scraping out deep valleys, and carving long fjords into the coastline. Nearly 100,000 lakes dot the landscape and cover about one-twelfth of Sweden’s total area. Sweden shares a hilly land boundary with Norway to the west, and it touches Finland to the northeast. Elsewhere it faces water. The Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea lie to the east. To the south and southwest lie the waterways separating Sweden from Denmark: the Skagerrak, Kattegat, and Öresund straits. Two sizable islands in the Baltic Sea, Gotland and Öland, are also a part of Sweden. Thousands of rocky islets fringe Sweden’s Baltic coastline, sheltering the mainland from the open sea. Thick forests, narrow lakes, and swift-flowing streams cover much of the sparsely inhabited northern two-thirds of Sweden. In the far north, above the Arctic Circle, the land is desolate and remains frozen for most of the year. The lowlands of the southern third of Sweden are home to most of the population, agricultural lands, and industries. Player to Watch
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