Head-to-head
The Republic of Ireland have won
three of 10 matches against
Sweden, losing five of those
games.

They are winless in six
competitive encounters with the
Swedes (D2, L4), although none
of those games were at major
tournaments.

The teams met in qualifying for
the 2014 World Cup. They drew
0-0 in Solna before Sweden won
2-1 in Dublin.

Sweden have failed to score in
three of their last four games
against the Republic of Ireland.

The Republic of Ireland have lost
their last four games at European
Championship finals - the longest
losing streak of any side at Euro
2016.

They won their first European
Championship game, beating
England in their Euro 88 opener,
but are winless in their
subsequent five games (D1, L4).

They have failed to score in three
of their last four matches at
European Championship finals -


and have never netted more than
once in a game at the tournament. They have the oldest squad at
Euro 2016 - with an average age
of over 29.