Sweden Euro 2012 Odds

Euro 2012 will be Sweden's fourth consecutive Championships. They should never be underestimated and have the unity and team spirit to go for in this summer's tournament.

Under head coach Erik Hamren Sweden qualified for the Euro 2012 finals after finishing as the best runners-up. They had a successful qualifying campaign but were edged out by Holland in Qualifying Group E. However, they finished as the best placed runners-up thus ensuring their place in the Finals.

Sweden's best performance at a European Championships, was at Euro 92 where they managed to progress to the semi-final stage. They have managed to qualify for the last three European Championships but have not yet progressed further than they did in their debut run out.

Sweden have been handed a fairly tough draw next summer having been placed in Euro 2012 Group D with England, France and co-hosts Ukraine. Their opening match is against Ukraine on 11th June 2012 at the Olympic Stadium.

The odds of Sweden winning Euro 2012 currently stand at 66/1 with Paddy Power.

Key Player

Since the retirement of living legend Henrik Larsson, Sweden have had to rely on their captian Zlatan Ibrahimovic for goals. The controversial striker has scored 28 goals for his country and on his day is one of the most dangerous forwards in the world. Sweden also have a good attacking midfielders in Anders Svensson and Kim Kallstrom.

Sweden European Championships Previous Form

Their best performance came on home soil in 1992 when they reached the semi-finals.

Sweden Squad

Goalkeepers
Andreas Isaksson
Johan Wiland
Johan Dahlin

Defenders
Michael Almeback
Andreas Granqvist
Mikael Lustig
Daniel Majstorovic
Olof Mellberg
Jonas Olsson
Martin Olsson
Behrang Safari
Oscar Wendt

Midfielders
Emir Bajrami
Rasmus Elm
Samuel Holmen
Kim Kallstrom
Sebastian Larsson
Pontus Wernbloom
Christian Wilhelmsson
Anders Svensson (Vice Captain)

Forwards
Johan Elmander
Alexander Gerndt
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Denni Avdic
Ola Toivonen
Marcus Berg
Pontus Wernbloom
Markus Rosenberg

Sweden Group E Qualification Results

• Sweden 2-0 Hungary
• Sweden 6-0 San Marino
• Holland 4-1 Sweden
• Sweden 2-1 Moldova
• Moldova 1-4 Sweden
• Hungary 2-1 Sweden
• San Marino 0-5 Sweden
• Finland 1-2 Sweden
• Sweden 3-2 Holland