Sweden UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Preview: Players to watch and schedule
Here's what you need to know about Sweden leading into the Euros:
Check out every penalty kick in this matchup between the United States and Costa Rica in the Concacaf Gold Cup Quarter Finals. Sweden UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Preview
Previous Euro Appearances: 11
Best Finish: Champions (1984)
Group: Sweden is in Group C along with Denmark, Poland and Germany
What Stands Out: FIFA's sixth-ranked team and a perennial title challenger in any tournament they enter — Sweden has won consecutive Olympic silver medals plus the bronze at each of the last two Women's World Cups. But their only major trophy ever came in the inaugural UEFA Women's Euro in 1984.
Top Players To Watch: The Swedes all-world front line will once again comprise veteran forwards Kosovare Asllani, the 35-year-old captain; Arsenal star Stina Blackstenius, 29; and Fridolina Rolfö, 31. Between them, the trio has played in 414 games and scored 119 goals.
Keep An Eye On: Smilla Holmberg. The 18-year-old defender had never been called into her country's senior squad before coach Peter Gerhardsson included Holmberg on his 23-player roster for Switzerland 2025.
This Euro Will Be A Success If: After so many near misses, including semifinal appearances at the last two Euros, a first trip to the continental final since 2001 would mark progress. But only silverware would equal success. Sweden UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Schedule Sweden vs. Denmark – 12 p.m. ET (FS1)
Sweden vs. Poland – 3 p.m. ET (FOX)
Sweden vs. Germany – 3 p.m. ET (TBD)
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