Men's World Cup · recorded head-to-head

Brazil vs Sweden

Follow Brazil and Sweden across 7 source-recorded World Cup meetings in 6 editions.

Brazil Sweden

7Recorded meetings
6Editions represented
5Brazil wins
0Sweden wins
Brazil W–D–L
5–2–0
Sweden W–D–L
0–2–5
Recorded match goals
Brazil 21–8 Sweden
Editions in this record
1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990, 1994

Archive scope: This page compares 7 source-recorded matches across 6 editions. The Atlas match archive is incomplete for some historical tournaments, so these totals should not be read as a definitive all-time record.

Meeting ledger

7 recorded match reports

Chronological source records, oldest to newest.

EditionDateStageFixtureScoreReport
1938Jun 19, 1938third-place matchBrazil vs Sweden4–2Match report
1950Jul 9, 1950final roundBrazil vs Sweden7–1Match report
1958Jun 29, 1958finalBrazil vs Sweden5–2Match report
1978Jun 3, 1978group stageBrazil vs Sweden1–1Match report
1990Jun 10, 1990group stageBrazil vs Sweden2–1Match report
1994Jun 28, 1994group stageBrazil vs Sweden1–1Match report
1994Jul 13, 1994semi-finalsSweden vs Brazil0–1Match report

A penalty-shootout winner counts as the match winner in the W–D–L record. Goal totals use the recorded match score; shoot-out kicks are not counted as match goals. Every row links to its edition and match report.

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