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This is a list of the men's Sweden national football team results (1980 - 1989).
1980
[edit]| 29 April International Friendly | Sweden  | 1 – 5 |  Soviet Union | Malmö, Sweden |
Nordgren  24' | Andreyev 7', 25' Gavrilov 17' Chelebadze 39' (p) Fedorenko 85' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 10,613 Referee: Clive White (England) |
| 7 May 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship | Sweden | 0 – 1 |  Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Steffensen 13' | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 20,179 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway) |
| 22 May 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship | Finland  | 0 – 2 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| Nordgren 6' Sjöberg 31' | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 9,196 Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 18 June 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Sweden | 1 – 1 |  Israel | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Ramberg 35' | Damti 80' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 24,711 Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland) |
| 17 July International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 1 |  Iceland | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Backe 80' | Þorbjörnsson 87' | Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 10,690 Referee: Torben Månsson (Denmark) |
| 20 August International Friendly | Hungary  | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Budapest, Hungary |
| Bild 73' (og) Burcsa 80' | Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria) |
| 10 September 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Sweden | 0 – 1 |  Scotland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Strachan 72' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 39,831 Referee: Franz Wöhrer (Austria) |
| 24 September International Friendly | Bulgaria  | 2 – 3 | Sweden | Burgas, Bulgaria |
| Tsvetkov 32' Markov 49' | Ramberg 72' Ohlsson 74' Holmgren 85' | Stadium: 9 Septemvri Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Erkan Göksel (Turkey) |
| 15 October 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Northern Ireland  | 3 – 0 | Sweden | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Brotherston 24' McIlroy 28' Nicholl 35' | Stadium: Windsor Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) |
| 12 November 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Israel | 0 – 0 | Sweden | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 37,654 Referee: George Courtney (England) |
1981
[edit]| 28 February Lahti Cup 1981 | Norway  | 2 – 4 | Sweden | Lahti, Finland |
| Hareide 10' Davidsen 32' | To. Nilsson 36' Rönnberg 64' Larsson 71' Th. Nilsson 79' | Stadium: Lahden suurhalli Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Taisto Mäkelä (Finland) |
| 1 March Lahti Cup 1981 | Finland | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Lahti, Finland |
| Rajaniemi 5' Ikäläinen 6' | Nilsson 21' | Stadium: Lahden suurhalli Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Mauri Laakso (Finland) |
| 14 May 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship | Sweden | 1 – 2 | Denmark | Malmö, Sweden |
| Börjesson 75' | Bastrup 63' Elkjær 71' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 12,07 Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany) |
| 3 June 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Stockholm, Sweden |
Borg 48',  58' | Cochrane 58' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 21,431 Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Italy) |
| 24 June 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Sweden | 3 – 0 |  Portugal | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Börjesson 39' Hysén 58' Svensson 73' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 34,531 Referee: Anatoliy Milchenko (Soviet Union) |
| 29 July 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Finland | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Björklund 16' | Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Ole Amundsen (Norway) |
| 12 August International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Bulgaria | Uddevalla, Sweden |
| Sjöberg 74' | Stadium: Rimnersvallen Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway) |
| 9 September 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Scotland | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Jordan 21' Robertson 80' (p) | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 81,511 Referee: André Daina (Switzerland) |
| 23 September International Friendly | Greece  | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Anastopoulos 7' Kouis 72' | Larsson 76' | Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Romeo Stincan (Romania) |
| 12 November 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 6 | Portugal | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Pietra 64' | Larsson 39' Persson 89' | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Ron Bridges (Wales) |
| 12 November International Friendly | Saudi Arabia  | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Mosebi 29' | Larsson 23', 83' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fahad Al Dahmash (Saudi Arabia) |
1982
[edit]| 20 February International Friendly | Finland | 2 – 2 | Sweden | Lahti, Finland |
| Jaakonsaari 31', 75' | Ahlström 9' (p), 43' (p) | Stadium: Lahden suurhalli Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway) |
| 21 February International Friendly | Finland | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Lahti, Finland |
| Jaakonsaari 17' Ikäläinen 31' | Dahlkvist 69' (p) | Stadium: Lahden suurhalli Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway) |
| 5 May 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship | Denmark | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Arnesen 83' | Larsson 68' | Stadium: Københavns Idrætspark Attendance: 15,300 Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway) |
| 19 May International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 2 |  East Germany | Halmstad, Sweden |
| Persson 61' Larsson 78' | Jarohs 44' Dörner 64' | Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 1,629 Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway) |
| 3 June International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 1 | Soviet Union | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nilsson 85' | Blokhin 50' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 12,739 Referee: Torben Månsson (Denmark) |
| 11 August 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship | Norway | 1 – 0 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| Lund 54' | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 22,403 Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark) |
| 8 September UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Romania  | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Bucharest, Romania |
| Andone 25' Klein 47' | Stadium: Stadionul 23 August Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Egon Šoštarić (Yugoslavia) |
| 6 October UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Czechoslovakia  | 2 – 2 | Sweden | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Janečka 47', 53' | Jingblad 89' Eriksson 90' | Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 14,977 Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland) |
| 13 November UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Cyprus  | 0 – 1 | Sweden | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Corneliusson 34' | Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Neil Midgley (England) |
1983
[edit]| 27 April International Friendly | Netherlands  | 0 – 3 | Sweden | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Corneliusson 12', 68' Prytz 20' (p) | Stadium: Stadion Nieuw Galgenwaard Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany) |
| 15 May UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Sweden | 5 – 0 | Cyprus | Malmö, Sweden |
| Prytz 53', 76' Corneliusson 57' Hysén 61' Ravelli 72' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 19,801 Referee: Juhani Smolander (Finland) |
| 29 May UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Sweden | 2 – 0 |  Italy | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Sandberg 32' Strömberg 56' | Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 32,860 Referee: Walter Eschweiler (West Germany) |
| 9 June UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Sweden | 0 – 1 | Romania | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Cămătaru 29' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 29,522 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany) |
| 22 June International Friendly | Sweden | 3 – 3 |  Brazil | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Corneliusson 14', 33' Hysén 18' | Rossini 7' Careca 9' Jorginho 19' Éder | Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 43,172 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 17 August International Friendly | Iceland | 0 – 4 | Sweden | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Jingblad 4' Ramberg 19' Hysén 28' Fredriksson 82' (p) | Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 2,020 Referee: David Richardson (England) |
| 7 September 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship | Finland | 0 – 3 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| Eriksson 1', 23' Sunesson 3' | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,513 Referee: Erik Steen Jensen (Denmark) |
| 21 September UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Corneliusson 13' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 20,546 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France) |
| 15 October UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Group 5 | Italy | 0 – 3 | Sweden | Naples, Italy |
| Strömberg 20', 27' Sunesson 71' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,086 Referee: García Carrión (Spain) |
| 16 November International Friendly | Trinidad and Tobago  | 0 – 5 | Sweden | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Dahlkvist 14' Jingblad 48', 54', 88' Sunesson 77' | Stadium: Queen's Park Oval Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Trevor Dyer (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| 19 November International Friendly | Barbados  | 0 – 4 | Sweden | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Dahlkvist 23' Jingblad 75', 80', 85' | Stadium: Barbados National Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados) |
| 22 November International Friendly | Mexico  | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Morelia, Mexico |
| Pérez 83' Serrano 90' | Ravelli 87' | Stadium: Estadio Venustiano Carranza Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Jorge Sansone (Mexico) |
1984
[edit]| 23 February International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 0 |  United States | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Dahlkvist 25' Sunesson 75' Sandberg 83', 88' | Stadium: Tipshallen Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 2 May International Friendly | Switzerland  | 0 – 0 | Sweden | Bern, Switzerland |
| Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel) |
| 23 May 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 4 – 0 |  Malta | Norrköping, Sweden |
| Sunesson 4', 76' Corneliusson 36' Erlandsson 70' | Stadium: Norrköpings Idrottspark Attendance: 18,819 Referee: David Syme (Scotland) |
| 6 June International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 1 | Denmark | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Elkjær 45' | Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 24,388 Referee: Einar Halle (Norway) |
| 22 August International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 1 | Mexico | Malmö, Sweden |
| Prytz 54' (p) | Aguirre 52' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 15,918 Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany) |
| 12 September 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 0 – 1 | Portugal | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Gomes 79' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 30,136 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France) |
| 26 September International Friendly | Italy | 1 – 0 | Sweden | Milan, Italy |
| Cabrini 2' | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Horst Brummeier (Austria) |
| 17 October 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | West Germany  | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Cologne, West Germany |
| Rahn 75' Rummenigge 88' | Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland) |
| 14 November 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Portugal | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Rui Jordão 12' | Prytz 26', 34' Nilsson 38' | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 21,089 Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium) |
1985
[edit]| 1 May International Friendly | Israel | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Ohana 34' | Prytz 31' | Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 6,727 Referee: Dan Petrescu (Romania) |
| 22 May International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Prytz 86' (p) | Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 12,123 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 5 June 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Prytz 77' (p) Larsson 85' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 33,981 Referee: Éamonn Farrell (Republic of Ireland) |
| 21 August International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 |  Poland | Malmö, Sweden |
| Ravelli 74' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Einar Halle (Norway) |
| 11 September International Friendly | Denmark | 0 – 3 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Prytz 31' Corneliusson 68' Magnusson 86' | Stadium: Københavns Idrætspark Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway) |
| 25 September 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 2 – 2 | West Germany | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Herget 23' Völler 40' | Corneliusson 63' Magnusson 89' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 39,157 Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium) |
| 16 October 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Czechoslovakia | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Ravelli 41' (og) Vízek 67' | Corneliusson 7' | Stadium: Stadion Evžena Rošického Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
| 17 November 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Malta | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| Farrugia 65' | Prytz 2' Strömberg 74' | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 6,849 Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey) |
1986
[edit]| 1 May International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 0 | Greece | Malmö, Sweden |
| Eriksson 25' | Manolas 82' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 9,944 Referee: Torbjørn Aas (Norway) |
| 14 May International Friendly | Austria  | 1 – 0 | Sweden | Salzburg, Austria |
| Kienast 51' | Stadium: Stadion Lehen Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Henk van Ettekoven (Netherlands) |
| 6 August International Friendly | Finland | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| Lipponen 60' | Prytz 23', 36' (p) Palmér 34' | Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 7,040 Referee: Einar Halle (Norway) |
| 20 August International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 0 | Soviet Union | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 13,043 Referee: Jan Damgaard (Denmark) |
| 10 September International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 |  England | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Ekström 50' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 15,646 Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany) |
| 25 September UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Switzerland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Ekström 19', 79' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 26,489 Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia) |
| 12 October UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Portugal | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Oeiras, Portugal |
| Coelho 66' | Strömberg 50' | Stadium: Estádio Nacional Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Keith Hackett (England) |
| 16 November UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Malta | 0 – 5 | Sweden | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| Hysén 38' Magnusson 68' Fredriksson 69' Ekström 81', 84' | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 9,518 Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary) |
1987
[edit]| 18 April International Friendly | Soviet Union | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Tbilisi, Soviet Union |
| Lönn 68' (og) | Limpar 63' Magnusson 70' | Stadium: Lenin Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Tadeusz Diakonowicz (Poland) |
| 24 May UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Malta | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Ekström 14' | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 16,165 Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland) |
| 3 June UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Italy | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Larsson 25' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) |
| 21 June UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Switzerland | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Halter 58' | Ekström 60' | Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gerard Geurds (Netherlands) |
| 12 August International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 0 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 22,237 Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland) |
| 26 August International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Magnusson 88' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 15,637 Referee: Georges Sandoz (Switzerland) |
| 23 September UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Sweden | 0 – 1 | Portugal | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Gomes 34' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 28,916 Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union) |
| 14 October International Friendly | West Germany | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |
| Hysén 62' | Littbarski 17' | Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Victoriano Sánchez Arminio (Spain) |
| 14 November UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 2 | Italy | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Naples, Italy |
| Vialli 27', 45' | Larsson 38' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 59,046 Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany) |
1988
[edit]| 12 January 1988 Maspalomas Tournament Semi-final | East Germany | 1 – 4 | Sweden | Maspalomas, Spain |
| Thom 41' | Truedsson 12' Thern 54', 76' Rehn 58' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Fernando Saavedra (Spain) |
| 15 January 1988 Maspalomas Tournament Final | Finland | 0 – 1 | Sweden | Maspalomas, Spain |
| Rantanen | Thern 31' | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 4,129 Referee: Tomás Jiménez Moreno (Spain) |
| 31 March 1988 Four Nations Tournament Semi-final | West Germany | 1 – 1 (aet) 2 - 4(p.) | Sweden | Berlin, West Germany |
| Allofs 42' | Truedsson 74' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 23,709 Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Thon  Eckstein Matthäus  Völler | Prytz Larsson Strömberg Thern | |||
| 2 April 1988 Four Nations Tournament Final | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Soviet Union | Berlin, West Germany |
| Eskilsson 52' Holmqvist 88' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marcel Van Langenhove (Belgium) |
| 27 April International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 1 |  Wales | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Holmqvist 17', 55' Strömberg 25' Eskilsson 66' | Hodges 27' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 11,656 Referee: Gerald Losert (Austria) |
| 1 June International Friendly | Spain  | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Salamanca, Spain |
| Butragueño 14' | Nilsson 22' Hysén 43' Magnusson 48' | Stadium: Helmántico Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Joe Worrall (England) |
| 31 August International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 2 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Pettersson 82' | Elstrup 29', 64' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 20,528 Referee: Esa Palsi (Finland) |
| 12 October International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 0 | Portugal | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 10,092 Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway) |
| 19 October 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | England | 0 – 0 | Sweden | London, England |
| Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 65,628 Referee: Gérard Biguet (France) |
| 5 November 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Albania  | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Tirana, Albania |
| Shehu 33' | Holmquist 68' Ekström 71' | Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey) |
1989
[edit]| 26 April International Friendly | Wales | 0 – 2 | Sweden | Wrexham, Wales |
| Schiller 30' Ratcliffe 56' (og) | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7,292 Referee: John Purcell (Republic of Ireland) |
| 7 May 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 2 – 1 | Poland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Ljung 77' Larsson 90' | Tarasiewicz 87' | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 35,032 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
| 31 May International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 0 |  Algeria | Örebro, Sweden |
| Ingesson 33', 70' | Stadium: Eyravallen Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 14 June Dansk Boldspil Union 100th Anniversary Tournament | Denmark | 6 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Povlsen 30' Elstrup 42', 73' Andersen 63' Bartram 69' Laudrup 79' | Stadium: Københavns Idrætspark Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany) |
| 16 June Dansk Boldspil Union 100th Anniversary Tournament | Brazil | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Cristóvão 79' | Rehn 26' Ljung 48' (p) | Stadium: Københavns Idrætspark Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark) |
| 16 August International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 4 |  France | Malmö, Sweden |
| Thern 5' Lindqvist 63' | Cantona 57', 87' Papin 61', 83' | Stadium: Malmö Stadion Attendance: 16,619 Referee: Zvi Sharir (Israel) |
| 6 September 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 0 – 0 | England | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 38,588 Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria) |
| 8 October 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Sweden | 3 – 1 | Albania | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Magnusson 20' Ingesson 55' Engqvist 89' | Kushta 8' (p) | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 32,423 Referee: Alder Santos (Portugal) |
| 25 October 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 2 | Poland |