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World Ice Hockey Championship 2026: Sweden schedule and squad

Sweden are looking for a third consecutive podium finish at the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, which is being hosted in the cities of Zurich and Fribourg in Switzerland.

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Former Grand Slam finalist says Swedish tennis youngsters are afraid to compete

Former Grand Slam finalist Magnus Norman says that Swedish youngsters need to compete more if Sweden are to develop young talents with a potential of making a name for themselves on the WTA and ATP Tours.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sweden's Kristoffer Nordfeldt: 'A huge honour' to be made number one

Few players are still receiving international call-ups at the age of 36, fewer can hope to have a place in a World Cup squad at that age, and it's almost unheard of to be enjoying the golden period of your national team career at 36 years old. But that's exactly the case for Sweden goalkeeper, Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

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Perfect Sweden come from behind to beat Finland and win Czech Hockey Games

Sweden have won the 2026 Czech Hockey Games, sealing a perfect few days at Budvar Arena in Ceske Budejovice with a 3-2 victory over Finland that ensures they won three from three on Czech ice.

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EXCLUSIVE: All-Swedish final the reward for 'player development': Sweden coach Gustavsson

The inaugural name engraved on the brand-new UEFA Women's Europa Cup trophy this evening (Friday 1st May) will be that of a Swedish club, as Damallsvenskan sides Hacken and Hammarby play the second leg of their all-Swedish final.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sweden's Taha Ali 'ready' for the World Cup if the call-up comes

With the opening game of the 2026 World Cup just six weeks away, players on the fringes of their national team squads are looking to put a run of form together that earns them a seat on the plane to North America. One such player for Sweden is Malmo winger, Taha Ali.

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Stockholm and away: Sweden's capital gears up for first big derby of the year

Top-flight football clubs sharing a stadium is, to most Europeans, considered a very Italian concept.

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From Mexico to Texas: Sweden's full 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule

After missing the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, former finalists Sweden have returned to football's greatest stage for the 13th time in total, and they're back with a bang after a massive first win. Flashscore takes you through the full FIFA World Cup schedule for the Swedes.

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Blackstenius strike enough for unconvincing Sweden to get past Serbia

Sweden got their 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification campaign back on track, but they were far from their best again in their 1-0 win over Serbia at Strawberry Arena in Solna.

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Sweden prepare for Serbia with Potter pep talk but Rytting Kaneryd won't start

A damaging defeat at home to Denmark has put Sweden on the back foot in their bid to qualify automatically for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Bayern Munich striker doubtful for Denmark before vital World Cup qualifier vs. Italy

Denmark's star striker, Pernille Harder from Bayern Munich, is doubtful for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Italy in the Parken Stadium on Saturday after she was involved in a head collision in the 2-1 win against Sweden in Gothenburg.

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Ludvig Aberg leads RBC Heritage with Scottie Scheffler five shots behind

Sweden's Ludvig Aberg fired eight birdies in a crisp eight-under par 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead in the US PGA Tour RBC Heritage, where world number one Scottie Scheffler was five off the pace.

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Denmark weather siege to claim first win in Sweden in 11 years with last-gasp winning goal

A goal in injury time from Janni Thomsen was enough for Denmark to claim their first win on Swedish ground in 11 years when Jakob Michelsen's outfit weathered a Swedish second half storm to claim a 2-1 win in the qualifying match for the World Cup in Gothenburg.

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Swedish key striker in danger of missing out on vital World Cup qualifier against Denmark

Sweden's star striker Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is in a race against time to be fit for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Denmark tomorrow night.

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Aberg looking to 'put some pressure' on the leaders on day three at the Masters

A solid round of two-under on day two of the 2026 Masters got Sweden's Ludvig Aberg back to level par at the halfway stage of the tournament at Augusta.

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Matches in Sweden and Finland announced in Man Utd's pre-season schedule

Manchester United will play two pre-season friendlies in Sweden and one in Finland this summer, it has been announced.

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Blackstenius named captain and Rytting Kaneryd a doubt for Sweden's qualifiers

Sweden will be captained by Arsenal striker Stina Blackstenius for this month's 2027 World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Serbia.

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Isak back in Liverpool squad after lengthy injury absence for trip to Paris

Alexander Isak has been included in the Liverpool squad for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg at Paris Saint-Germain as the Sweden striker returns from a lengthy injury absence.

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Play-off hero Lundgren set to miss World Cup with Sweden due to Achilles injury

Less than a week after playing a ⁠key role in the late goal that sent Sweden to the World Cup, Gustav ‌Lundgren's dreams of playing at the finals are in tatters ‌after he tore his Achilles tendon ‌while warming up for his first league game of ‌the season on Monday.

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Sweden's Gustav Lundgren out of World Cup with Achilles tendon rupture

A week on from Sweden's glorious victory against Poland that secured World Cup qualification, one of the game's heroes, Gustav Lundgren, has been ruled out of the showpiece in North America through injury.

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'Happy Potter' worked his magic to take Sweden from rock-bottom to World Cup

Two defeats to Kosovo, zero wins and two points from six games made for perhaps the worst qualifying campaign Sweden has ever endured. Yet, that very same team will be going to the World Cup this summer, thanks in large part to the magic of Mr Potter.

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Winners and Losers: Italy miss out on World Cup again as Gyokeres delivers for Sweden

The final week of qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup provided not only answers, but also tears. Fans of the Czech Republic, Sweden or Turkey may have wept with happiness, while the bitterness of Poland's defeat can at most be dampened by the fact that there are even bigger teams in the defeated group.

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Gyokeres the hero as Sweden beat Poland in thriller to reach World Cup finals

Viktor Gyokeres' late winner ensured Sweden will be the competing at this summer’s FIFA World Cup in North America, as Graham Potter's side beat Poland 3-2 at Strawberry Arena in Solna, getting revenge on the Orly for their qualification play-off defeat in 2022.

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Graham Potter says Sweden's World Cup play-off final is an 'amazing opportunity'

Despite a qualifying campaign in which they slumped to four defeats and finished bottom of ⁠their group, Sweden are one game away from qualifying for the World Cup in the U.S., Mexico and Canada thanks to a process that offers ‌teams a number of second chances.