European Football Championship 2012 / Sweden
This article covers the Swedish national team at the 2012 European Football Championship . For Sweden it was the fifth participation and since 2000 Sweden has always been able to qualify, but was eliminated again in the preliminary round, as it was last in 2008.
qualification
course
The Swedish team was drawn to qualification group E when the qualification groups were drawn on February 7, 2010 in Warsaw . After victories against Hungary and San Marino on the opening match days in September of that year, the team conceded their third qualifying game against the Netherlands after conceding twice Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay in the consolation goal to make the final score 1: 4 by the Dutch legionnaire Andreas Granqvist the first defeat. The Swedes started 2011 with two wins against Moldova and a 5-0 home win against Finland . The subsequent defeat against Hungary made it exciting again in the duel for second place behind the Dutch who dominated the group without losing points. After repeated victories against San Marino and Finland, the team was finally confirmed as runners-up in the group ahead of the last matchday due to the better comparison with Hungary. In the final group game, the goalscorers Kim Källström , Sebastian Larsson with a penalty and Ola Toivonen - again Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Dirk Kuyt scored for the opponent - Sweden to victory over the Dutch. The success meant direct qualification, as the team was in the list of the best second-placed teams in the list of six qualifying wins two points ahead of Portugal and Croatia .
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Netherlands | 37: | 827 |
2. | Sweden | 31:11 | 24 |
3. | Hungary | 22:14 | 19th |
4th | Finland | 16:16 | 10 |
5. | Moldova | 12:16 | 9 |
6th | San Marino | 0:53 | 0 |
Sweden | - | Hungary | 2-0 |
Sweden | - | San Marino | 6-0 |
Netherlands | - | Sweden | 4: 1 |
Sweden | - | Moldova | 2: 1 |
Moldova | - | Sweden | 1: 4 |
Sweden | - | Finland | 5-0 |
Hungary | - | Sweden | 2: 1 |
San Marino | - | Sweden | 0: 5 |
Finland | - | Sweden | 1: 2 |
Sweden | - | Netherlands | 3: 2 |
Used players
After the unsuccessful qualification for the 2010 World Cup , Erik Hamrén , who had won national titles as a coach in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, succeeded Lars Lagerbäck as the Swedish national coach. In the ten games in the qualification he used 23 different players, Mikael Lustig , Johan Elmander and Kim Källström were the only ones to play all ten games. The top scorer in the Swedish selection was Zlatan Ibrahimović with five goals , who also led the team onto the field as team captain in seven games . Anders Svensson represented him in three games . The 31 goals scored in qualifying were split between 14 different players and two own goals from San Marino. At 6: 0 win against San Marino was Olof Mellberg of the referenced field .
Contingent
National coach Erik Hamrén announced his 23-player squad on May 14th. In addition to the mandatory nomination of three goalkeepers, he appointed seven defensive and eight midfielders and five strikers. While the previously injured Johan Elmander gave the all-clear shortly before the squad was nominated , John Guidetti had to pass due to an injury.
The squad comprised 20 players active abroad, only Pär Hansson , Tobias Hysén and Anders Svensson were under contract with clubs from their home country. Olof Mellberg played his fourth European championship final round, in his three previous tournaments he had been used in all final round matches of the Swedish national team. In total, there were nine players with him who have match practice at a final round. With a total of four goals in the European Championship finals, Zlatan Ibrahimović , who was in the squad for the third time, was the most successful fellow traveler. He led the list of the most successful goalscorers of the Swedish national team with Henrik Larsson in the European Championship finals ahead of Tomas Brolin , who was successful three times. With two goals in the final round, Ibrahimović is now alone the best Swedish European Championship goalscorer with 6 goals.
Jersey no. |
Surname | society | birth date |
International matches |
Länderspiel- gates |
debut | EM games | Sp. | Gates | red | G / R | yellow |
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goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
23 | Par Hansson | Helsingborgs IF | June 22, 1986 | 2 | 0 | Jan. 19, 2011 | ||||||
1 | Andreas Isaksson | PSV Eindhoven | Oct 3, 1981 | 96 | 0 | 27 Mar 2002 | 4 (2004), 3 (2008) | 3 | ||||
12 | Johan Wiland | FC Copenhagen | Jan. 24, 1981 | 8th | 0 | Jan. 18, 2007 | ||||||
Defense | ||||||||||||
15th | Mikael Antonsson | Bologna FC | May 31, 1981 | 5 | 0 | Jan. 22, 2007 | ||||||
4th | Andreas Granqvist | CFC genoa | Apr 16, 1985 | 21st | 2 | Jan. 23, 2006 | 3 | |||||
2 | Mikael Funny | Celtic Glasgow | Dec 13, 1986 | 26th | 1 | Jan. 19, 2008 | 2 | |||||
3 | Olof Mellberg | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3rd Sep 1977 | 117 | 8th | Feb 23, 2000 | 3 (2000), 4 (2004), 3 (2008) | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
13 | Jonas Olsson | West Bromwich Albion | 10 Mar 1983 | 10 | 0 | June 2, 2010 | 2 | 1 | ||||
5 | Martin Olsson | Blackburn Rovers | May 17, 1988 | 12 | 4th | May 29, 2010 | 3 | |||||
17th | Behrang Safari | RSC Anderlecht | Feb 9, 1985 | 24 | 0 | Jan. 13, 2008 | ||||||
midfield | ||||||||||||
19th | Emir Bajrami | FC Twente Enschede | 7th Mar 1988 | 17th | 2 | Jan. 20, 2010 | 1 | |||||
6th | Rasmus Elm | AZ Alkmaar | 17th Mar 1988 | 26th | 1 | Jan. 24, 2009 | 2 | 1 | ||||
18th | Samuel Holmén | Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | June 28, 1984 | 28 | 2 | Nov 15, 2006 | 1 | 1 | ||||
9 | Kim Källström | Olympique Lyon | Aug 24, 1982 | 95 | 16 | Jan. 31, 2001 | 4 (2004), 2 (2008) | 3 | 1 | |||
7th | Sebastian Larsson | Sunderland AFC | June 6, 1985 | 44 | 6th | Feb 6, 2008 | 1 (2008) | 3 | 1 | |||
8th | Not so Svensson | IF Elfsborg | 17th July 1976 | 130 | 18th | Nov 27, 1999 | 3 (2004), 3 (2008) | 3 | 2 | |||
16 | Pontus Wernbloom | CSKA Moscow | June 25, 1986 | 24 | 2 | Jan. 18, 2007 | 1 | |||||
21st | Christian Wilhelmsson | Al-Hilal | Dec 8, 1979 | 77 | 9 | Jan. 31, 2001 | 4 (2004), 1 (2008) | 3 | ||||
attack | ||||||||||||
11 | Johan Elmander | Galatasaray Istanbul | May 27, 1981 | 65 | 16 | Feb 13, 2002 | 2 (2008) | 2 | ||||
14th | Tobias Hysén | IFK Gothenburg | 9 Mar 1982 | 23 | 7th | Jan. 22, 2005 | ||||||
10 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | AC Milan | Oct 3, 1981 | 80 | 33 | Jan. 31, 2001 | 4 (2004), 3 (2008) | 3 | 2 | |||
22nd | Markus Rosenberg | SV Werder Bremen | 27 Sep 1982 | 33 | 6th | Jan. 22, 2005 | 2 (2008) | 2 | ||||
20th | Ola Toivonen | PSV Eindhoven | 3rd July 1986 | 26th | 6th | Jan. 14, 2007 | 2 | |||||
Trainer | ||||||||||||
Erik Hamrén | June 27, 1957 | Nov 4, 2009 | 3 |
- ↑ a b As of June 19 (after the game against France)
- ↑ Status: Before the start of the European Championship finals
- ↑ Also an own goal by the Englishman Glen Johnson
Preparation and lodging
Shortly after the draw for the group matches in the final round, the Swedish Association announced on December 3, 2011 that it had chosen the location for the European Championship finals. During the tournament, the selection team will reside in the Platinum Hotel in Kosyn in the Kiev Oblast , which is located just under 23 kilometers from the capital of Ukraine in the south.
The team met on May 24th, and on the same day there was the first public training session at the Gutavallen Stadium in Visby . Further preparation was for international matches against Iceland (3: 2) on May 30 at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg and on June 5 in Solna's Råsundastadion against Serbia (2: 1), before the selection left for Kosyn the following day.
Swedish team games
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5: 3 | +2 | 7th |
2. | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3: 3 | ± 0 | 4th |
3. | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 4 | −2 | 3 |
4th | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 3 |
Preliminary group D:
Mon., June 11, 2012, 8:45 p.m. in Kiev | |||
Ukraine | - | Sweden | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
Friday, June 15, 2012, 8:45 p.m. | |||
Sweden | - | England | 2: 3 (0: 1) |
Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 8:45 p.m. in Kiev | |||
Sweden | - | France | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
Awards
As the only player from a team eliminated in the preliminary round, Zlatan Ibrahimović was elected to the UEFA All-Star Team of the 23 best players of the tournament.
Remarks
- ↑ svenskfotboll.se: "Positivt besked för Elmander" ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on May 17, 2012)
- ↑ svenskfotboll.se: "EM-drömmen spolierad för Guidetti" ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on May 17, 2012)
- ↑ svenskfotboll.se: "Landslagets EM-bas söder om Kiev" (accessed on December 5, 2012)
- ↑ svenskfotboll.se: "EM-truppens öppna träningar" (accessed on May 25, 2012)
- ↑ The kick-off times for Games 15 and 16 (Ukraine – France and Sweden – England) were swapped after the draw