the sweden national football team played its first international football match in 1908 against norway. the team has been fairly successful with one 2nd place in the 1958 world cup, two third places (1950 and 1994) and a victory in the 1948 summer olympics. the sweden women's national football team was once leading in the development of women's football and won the unofficial european championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, however, it won a silver in the 2003 world cup.