The Sweden national under-20 football team is the
football
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team representing
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
in
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
and is controlled by the
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's nat ...
. Sweden made their first and so far only FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in
1991
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and was knocked out in the group stage.
The qualification to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the European teams is the
European Under-19 Championship. Therefore, the Swedish Under-20 team doesn't formally play any qualification matches. In 1991 the team was managed by
Ulf Lyfors.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
1991 fixtures
1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squad
The following 18 players were called up for the
1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
''Caps, goals, ages and club information updated as of 30 June 1991.''
Other call-ups in 1991
The following five players were also called up to the Sweden U20 squad during 1991.
See also
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Sweden national football team
The Sweden national football team ( sv, svenska fotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in men's international football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is F ...
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Sweden Olympic football team
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Sweden national under-21 football team
The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the real ...
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Sweden national under-19 football team
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Sweden national under-17 football team
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Sweden national football B team
The Sweden national football B team was a secondary football team controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden B played their first game against Norway on 29 September 1929, a game which ended in a 3–1 victory. Their last game was a 1â ...
(defunct)
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 whe ...
References
External links
Team results in 1991
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European national under-20 association football teams
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