🇸🇪 Sweden — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Quarter-final

2018

Record

6–5–6

17 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

21–23

for–against

Year	Stage	Squad value	Outlast	Over/under
2002	Round of 16	€0M	0.5161	+0.24
2006	Round of 16	€108M	0.5161	+0.08
2018	Quarter-final	€120M	0.7742	+0.57
2026	Round of 32	€409M	0.3404	—

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Magnus Hedman	GK	29	Coventry City	100	0	n/a	9,000	2	0	—
2	Olof Mellberg	DF	24	Aston Villa	130	0	n/a	11,421	0	0	—
3	Patrik Andersson	DF	30	Barcelona	236	11	n/a	19,777	25	1	—
4	Johan Mjällby	DF	31	Celtic	0	0	n/a	0	8	0	—
5	Michael Svensson	DF	26	Troyes	23	1	n/a	2,027	0	0	—
6	Tobias Linderoth	MF	23	Everton	8	0	n/a	408	0	0	—
7	Niclas Alexandersson	MF	30	Everton	126	12	n/a	9,844	10	1	—
8	Anders Svensson	MF	25	Southampton	34	4	n/a	2,811	0	0	—
9	Freddie Ljungberg	MF	25	Arsenal	97	25	n/a	6,821	28	6	—
10	Marcus Allbäck	FW	28	Heerenveen	16	0	n/a	857	0	0	—
11	Henrik Larsson	FW	30	Celtic	0	0	n/a	0	6	3	—
12	Magnus Kihlstedt	GK	30	Copenhagen	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
13	Tomas Antonelius	DF	29	Copenhagen	10	0	n/a	636	5	0	—
14	Erik Edman	DF	23	Heerenveen	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
15	Andreas Jakobsson	DF	29	Hansa Rostock	66	3	n/a	5,835	0	0	—
16	Teddy Lučić	DF	29	AIK	9	0	n/a	655	12	1	—
17	Magnus Svensson	MF	33	Brøndby	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
18	Mattias Jonson	MF	28	Brøndby	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
19	Pontus Farnerud	MF	21	Monaco	59	4	n/a	3,259	2	1	—
20	Daniel Andersson	MF	24	Venezia	126	16	n/a	10,902	0	0	—
21	Zlatan Ibrahimović	FW	20	Ajax	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—
22	Andreas Andersson	FW	28	AIK	39	5	n/a	2,080	10	3	—
23	Andreas Isaksson	GK	20	Djurgården	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	—

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	206	15,883

All competitions (39)

Competition	Apps	Min
Premier League	446	34,805
Bundesliga	278	23,976
Scottish Premiership	259	22,091
Eliteserien	223	19,623
Eredivisie	206	15,883
Danish Superliga	174	13,718
Serie A	163	12,706
Allsvenskan	133	11,711
UEFA Cup	119	10,216
La Liga	110	9,560
UEFA Champions League	108	8,784
Ligue 1	82	5,286
EPP	57	4,743
FA Cup	51	3,778
UEQ	51	4,288
CLQ	49	3,923
EFD2	40	3,407
UI	37	2,988
SFA	31	2,581
ITC	24	1,928
DFB	22	1,988
NLP	21	1,480
SEC	20	1,972
CIT	18	1,189
CGB	17	1,429
CDR	16	1,425
SCP	16	1,435
FRL	10	604
EPL	8	750
FRC	8	625
2. Bundesliga	8	448
SCPM	5	418
LPO	4	270
NOPO	4	360
DKP	2	180
NLSC	2	210
DSC	1	90
FRCH	1	75
GBCS	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

184 cm

16/23 measured

Defender height

183 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

31%

Freddie Ljungberg of squad league goals

Precocity

1,933′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Pontus Farnerud (1,933′).

2006 squad — Round of 16

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Andreas Isaksson	GK	24	Rennes	62	0	n/a	5,551	0	0	€4.0M
2	Mikael Nilsson	DF	27	Panathinaikos	16	0	n/a	1,028	5	0	€1.8M
3	Olof Mellberg	DF	28	Aston Villa	258	5	n/a	22,830	0	0	€7.2M
4	Teddy Lučić	DF	33	Häcken	37	1	n/a	2,564	12	1	€2.0M
5	Erik Edman	DF	27	Rennes	57	1	n/a	4,988	0	0	€3.0M
6	Tobias Linderoth	MF	27	Copenhagen	40	0	n/a	2,627	0	0	€2.8M
7	Niclas Alexandersson	MF	34	IFK Göteborg	133	12	n/a	10,155	10	1	€2.0M
8	Anders Svensson	MF	29	Elfsborg	125	10	n/a	8,485	0	0	€2.5M
9	Freddie Ljungberg	MF	29	Arsenal	198	46	n/a	14,391	60	13	€17.0M
10	Zlatan Ibrahimović	FW	24	Juventus	70	23	n/a	5,162	38	9	€25.0M
11	Henrik Larsson	FW	34	Barcelona [ 20 ]	40	13	n/a	2,006	26	6	€4.5M
12	John Alvbåge	GK	23	Viborg	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€0.5M
13	Petter Hansson	DF	29	Heerenveen	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€3.2M
14	Fredrik Stenman	DF	23	Bayer Leverkusen	15	0	n/a	1,207	0	0	€2.0M
15	Karl Svensson	DF	22	IFK Göteborg [ 21 ]	0	0	n/a	0	0	0	€0.9M
16	Kim Källström	MF	23	Rennes [ 22 ]	82	20	n/a	6,874	0	0	€7.5M
17	Johan Elmander	FW	25	Brøndby [ 23 ]	0	0	n/a	0	2	2	€3.5M
18	Mattias Jonson	MF	32	Djurgården	28	0	n/a	1,518	0	0	€1.0M
19	Daniel Andersson	MF	28	Malmö FF	163	17	n/a	13,250	0	0	€3.5M
20	Marcus Allbäck	FW	32	Copenhagen	74	10	n/a	4,159	0	0	€1.8M
21	Christian Wilhelmsson	MF	26	Anderlecht	0	0	n/a	0	16	2	€7.0M
22	Markus Rosenberg	FW	23	Ajax	0	0	n/a	0	6	1	€4.5M
23	Rami Shaaban	GK	30	Fredrikstad	3	0	n/a	223	2	0	€0.5M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Henrik Larsson

peak €11M (2004-10) → €4M at kickoff · −59%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	547	42,165
Belgian Pro League	90	7,499
Championship	6	540

All competitions (45)

Competition	Apps	Min
Premier League	786	58,406
Eredivisie	547	42,165
Allsvenskan	398	33,209
Danish Superliga	310	25,103
Serie A	258	19,924
Scottish Premiership	214	18,532
UEFA Champions League	177	13,726
Ligue 1	170	14,761
UEFA Cup	170	13,831
Eliteserien	159	13,592
La Liga	138	10,592
Belgian Pro League	90	7,499
FA Cup	75	5,789
CLQ	69	5,500
UEQ	56	4,308
UI	56	4,831
Bundesliga	49	3,335
NLP	45	3,423
CGB	42	3,064
EPP	27	2,048
SFA	25	2,120
CDR	19	1,614
CIT	19	1,344
SEC	19	1,794
FRC	17	1,638
Super League Greece	17	1,272
DKP	15	1,406
ITC	11	900
SCP	11	955
NOPO	10	930
EFD2	8	513
2. Bundesliga	8	448
PONL	8	645
SCPM	7	630
Championship	6	540
OL5	6	495
CCB	4	302
DFB	4	308
NLSC	4	301
GBCS	3	227
FRL	2	240
EGY1	1	90
GRP	1	12
SCI	1	120
SUC	1	6

Squad traits

Mean height

185 cm

17/23 measured

Defender height

185 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

29%

Freddie Ljungberg of squad league goals

Value dependency

23%

Zlatan Ibrahimović of squad value

2018 squad — Quarter-final

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Robin Olsen	GK	28	Copenhagen	0	0	0	0	12	0	€1.2M
2	Mikael Lustig	DF	31	Celtic	0	0	0	0	25	0	€3.2M
3	Victor Lindelöf	DF	23	Manchester United	17	0	0	1,284	17	0	€25.0M
4	Andreas Granqvist	DF	33	Krasnodar	77	2	3	6,466	0	0	€4.0M
5	Martin Olsson	DF	30	Swansea City	197	5	12	15,936	0	0	€5.0M
6	Ludwig Augustinsson	DF	24	Werder Bremen	29	1	1	2,535	6	0	€7.5M
7	Sebastian Larsson	MF	33	Hull City	282	26	26	21,089	1	0	€2.0M
8	Albin Ekdal	MF	28	Hamburger SV	221	11	8	15,517	0	0	€2.5M
9	Marcus Berg	FW	31	Al Ain	54	5	2	2,662	0	0	€5.5M
10	Emil Forsberg	MF	26	RB Leipzig	51	10	24	3,722	11	2	€25.0M
11	John Guidetti	FW	26	Alavés	89	14	6	3,696	0	0	€5.0M
12	Karl-Johan Johnsson	GK	28	Guingamp	75	0	2	6,699	0	0	€2.5M
13	Gustav Svensson	MF	31	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	5	0	€0.8M
14	Filip Helander	DF	25	Bologna	64	3	0	5,197	6	0	€2.5M
15	Oscar Hiljemark	MF	25	Genoa	82	6	9	6,060	0	0	€3.5M
16	Emil Krafth	DF	23	Bologna	42	0	0	2,744	0	0	€1.5M
17	Viktor Claesson	MF	26	Krasnodar	0	0	0	0	0	0	€8.0M
18	Pontus Jansson	DF	27	Leeds United	16	1	1	1,240	0	0	€6.0M
19	Marcus Rohdén	MF	27	Crotone	60	3	4	4,093	0	0	€1.5M
20	Ola Toivonen	FW	31	Toulouse	116	21	8	6,904	0	0	€1.5M
21	Jimmy Durmaz	MF	29	Toulouse	47	5	4	2,554	1	0	€2.0M
22	Isaac Kiese Thelin	FW	25	Waasland-Beveren	29	3	5	1,580	6	0	€2.5M
23	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	GK	28	Swansea City	2	0	0	180	0	0	€1.5M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Ola Toivonen

peak €9M (2012-07) → €2M at kickoff · −83%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	522	41,216
Primeira Liga	48	4,196
Belgian Pro League	33	2,427
MLS	41	3,455
Championship	292	23,214

All competitions (94)

Competition	Apps	Min
Allsvenskan	1292	98,131
Premier League	530	40,383
Eredivisie	522	41,216
Serie A	494	36,661
Championship	292	23,214
SE2	285	22,900
Ligue 1	255	17,074
Danish Superliga	195	17,388
UEFA Europa League	188	14,145
Bundesliga	188	12,404
Russian Premier League	177	15,413
Super League Greece	167	12,655
Scottish Premiership	154	11,665
ELQ	151	11,968
SEC	148	11,713
CLQ	108	8,831
PO2	96	8,077
Eliteserien	95	7,942
UEFA Champions League	90	7,632
Süper Lig	86	6,531
La Liga	83	3,636
CGB	65	5,320
FA Cup	60	5,079
Primeira Liga	48	4,196
2. Bundesliga	46	3,815
NLP	45	4,013
MLS	41	3,455
Belgian Pro League	33	2,427
GRP	31	1,975
CSL	28	2,492
CIT	26	1,963
PONL	26	2,361
SFA	25	1,880
UAE1	21	1,734
Ukrainian Premier League	21	1,890
CDR	18	1,061
DKMR	18	1,514
SCP	18	1,359
FRC	17	1,266
POGR	17	1,119
S21S	16	1,440
GBR	15	1,306
SE3N	15	1,350
DFB	14	1,256
DKP	14	1,410
NOPO	14	1,174
NLBA	13	1,130
S21N	12	1,080
RUP	11	1,047
EJPL	10	184
FRL	10	639
AFCL	9	780
GB21	9	656
POBE	8	720
TRP	8	406
UI	8	369
GBQ2	7	553
GBRN	7	500
UEFA Cup	7	580
POCP	6	400
POPO	6	451
CHFA	5	450
CN2D	5	405
ITJ1	5	431
POUS	5	326
RESE	5	421
UEQ	5	296
CCL	4	282
FRR1	4	180
JUSÖ	4	360
PLIC	4	360
S21P	4	333
SE3S	4	248
SES	4	342
CCB	3	160
NL2	3	225
POCC	3	270
POT3	3	194
SCPM	3	251
TDV	3	208
GBFL	2	180
NLBE	2	180
PON2	2	180
RESU	2	126
UKRP	2	180
ACLQ	1	90
BESC	1	5
FAYC	1	9
GBRS	1	90
ITJ2	1	90
NLSC	1	74
NOSC	1	90
POSU	1	90
USC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

186 cm

23/23 measured

Defender height

187 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

22%

Sebastian Larsson of squad league goals

Value dependency

21%

Emil Forsberg of squad value

Precocity

1,791′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Albin Ekdal (1,791′), Martin Olsson (515′), Sebastian Larsson (208′).

2026 squad — Round of 32

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Jacob Widell Zetterström	GK	27	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.5M
2	Gustaf Lagerbielke	DF	26	Braga	0	0	0	0	2	1	€10.0M
3	Victor Lindelöf	DF	31	Aston Villa	211	4	6	16,252	38	0	€5.0M
4	Isak Hien	DF	27	Atalanta	116	1	1	8,691	17	0	€22.0M
5	Gabriel Gudmundsson	DF	27	Leeds United	135	4	1	7,860	13	0	€20.0M
6	Herman Johansson	DF	28	FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.8M
7	Lucas Bergvall	MF	20	Tottenham Hotspur	50	1	4	2,172	7	0	€35.0M
8	Daniel Svensson	DF	24	Borussia Dortmund	45	3	5	3,231	13	2	€22.0M
9	Alexander Isak	FW	26	Liverpool	210	90	16	13,550	13	1	€85.0M
10	Benjamin Nygren	MF	24	Celtic	0	0	0	0	0	0	€14.0M
11	Anthony Elanga	FW	24	Newcastle United	145	14	24	8,048	13	3	€32.0M
12	Viktor Johansson	GK	27	Stoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	€12.0M
13	Ken Sema	MF	32	Pafos	67	3	3	4,069	6	0	€0.8M
14	Hjalmar Ekdal	DF	27	Burnley	27	0	0	1,978	0	0	€5.0M
15	Carl Starfelt	DF	31	Celta Vigo	74	2	0	5,982	1	0	€4.5M
16	Jesper Karlström	MF	30	Udinese	73	1	3	6,343	0	0	€4.0M
17	Viktor Gyökeres	FW	28	Arsenal	36	14	1	2,231	21	11	€65.0M
18	Yasin Ayari	MF	22	Brighton & Hove Albion	66	5	4	3,958	0	0	€35.0M
19	Mattias Svanberg	MF	27	VfL Wolfsburg	219	20	20	12,298	0	0	€8.0M
20	Eric Smith	DF	29	FC St. Pauli	59	3	3	5,142	0	0	€5.0M
21	Alexander Bernhardsson	DF	27	Holstein Kiel	19	7	3	1,271	0	0	€3.0M
22	Besfort Zeneli	MF	23	Union Saint-Gilloise	0	0	0	0	0	0	€6.0M
23	Kristoffer Nordfeldt	GK	36	AIK	2	0	0	180	0	0	€0.2M
24	Elliot Stroud	DF	23	Mjällby AIF	0	0	0	0	0	0	€8.0M
25	Gustaf Nilsson	FW	29	Club Brugge	0	0	0	0	8	1	€1.8M
26	Taha Ali	FW	27	Malmö FF	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.5M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Alexander Isak

peak €140M (2025-10) → €85M at kickoff · −39%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Eredivisie	236	17,396
Primeira Liga	142	12,306
Belgian Pro League	92	4,596
MLS	14	999
Championship	551	43,669

All competitions (94)

Competition	Apps	Min
Allsvenskan	1508	105,084
Premier League	704	46,328
Championship	551	43,669
SE2	405	31,653
Serie A	339	24,162
SEC	279	20,222
Eredivisie	236	17,396
SE3N	230	16,712
Bundesliga	229	15,397
Danish Superliga	183	10,689
La Liga	179	12,148
UEFA Europa League	167	11,073
UEFA Champions League	152	10,189
Primeira Liga	142	12,306
JUNO	137	12,330
2. Bundesliga	133	10,012
GB21	111	9,481
Ekstraklasa	111	8,589
Ligue 1	103	5,221
PO2	96	8,077
FA Cup	93	6,426
Scottish Premiership	93	7,081
Belgian Pro League	92	4,596
CGB	85	5,693
S21S	78	6,287
JUSÖ	69	5,688
S21N	69	5,853
ECLQ	68	5,137
DKMR	64	4,122
SE3S	59	4,775
UCOL	52	3,858
ELQ	51	3,856
Süper Lig	50	4,500
L3	45	3,368
GB18	40	3,416
S21P	40	3,298
Russian Premier League	39	3,492
DFB	36	2,698
DKP	36	2,561
CLQ	31	1,598
EJPL	31	1,690
ZYP1	29	1,384
GB3	26	2,340
DKAR	23	1,021
POPO	22	1,597
GBFL	21	1,699
CCB	19	882
CIT	19	1,261
CDR	18	1,341
NLP	17	1,322
19YL	15	1,206
SCPM	15	1,303
DKRE	14	1,077
MLS	14	999
POCP	14	1,005
PLIC	13	1,188
SFA	13	1,095
RLW3	12	992
Eliteserien	11	952
PONL	10	840
SCP	10	729
ZYPM	10	404
DKDL	9	807
NLN6	9	810
POPU	9	724
FAYC	6	421
FRC	6	295
JUSL	6	540
RESE	6	407
CPO1	5	258
DKRQ	5	405
KLUB	5	450
DKRL	4	223
HEPO	4	217
NLBV	4	302
DKPL	3	270
POCC	3	300
RUP	3	217
USC	3	181
BESC	2	61
E21P	2	173
L1PO	2	146
POSU	2	210
RESU	2	180
18GB	1	90
211F	1	90
AJ2	1	90
C3HF	1	6
ITPO	1	90
NLBE	1	90
PLSC	1	64
S21M	1	90
SCI	1	90
SUC	1	91

Squad traits

Mean height

186 cm

26/26 measured

Defender height

187 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

17%

prospect share

Goal dependency

52%

Alexander Isak of squad league goals

Value dependency

21%

Alexander Isak of squad value

Precocity

2,172′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Lucas Bergvall (2,172′), Anthony Elanga (1,791′), Alexander Isak (1,754′).