A quickfire goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic was enough to secure victory for Sweden in Kazakhstan.
Captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic and coach Erik Hamren are bullish about Sweden's chances of qualfying for the 2014 World Cup.
A second-half strike by Anders Svensson secured Sweden a vital 2-1 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice as Sweden defeated the Faroe Islands 2-0 in World Cup qualifying Group C.
Austria strengthened their grip on second place in Group C of the World Cup qualifiers with victory over rivals Sweden in Vienna.
Sweden warmed up for their World Cup qualifier against Austria with a 1-0 friendly victory over Macedonia.
Republic of Ireland held Sweden to a 0-0 draw in their latest World Cup qualifier to remain in contention in Group C.
Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni was satisfied with a point from the 0-0 draw in Sweden.
Sweden coach Erik Hamren says his side are expecting a tough match against the Republic of Ireland.
Germany captain Philipp Lahm is not concerned about the prospect of a qualification decider against Sweden in October.
Three goals in the opening 23 minutes earned Argentina a 3-2 win in their friendly against Sweden at Nya Ullevi Stadion.
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has admitted his concern over Sweden's aerial threat ahead of their friendly in Solna.
Jonas Olsson hopes the goalscoring exploits of Zlatan Ibrahimovic will earn him overdue credit in England.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims his wonder goal against England was 'nice' and says he enjoyed his opening effort more.
Sunderland star Seb Larsson insists that Swedish team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic is at the peak of his powers.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced a stunning four-goal display to turn the game around and give Sweden a 4-2 win over England.
Steven Gerrard has politely declined Zlatan Ibrahimovic's advice that he should move to "a big international club".
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's superb strike for Sweden against England missed the deadline to be named the best goal of 2012.
It promises to be a night of landmarks for England when they take on Sweden in a friendly in Stockholm.