The 1990 World Cup in Italy was the first time since 1978 that Sweden had qualified for a championship. Expectations were high for Olle Nordin's national team, but it ended in failure. Some of the players who left their mark in the tournament were Cameroon's 38-year-old striker Roger Milla and Italy's unexpected top scorer Salvatore Schillaci.
Arne Hegerfors
Bosse Hansson
Jane Björck
Kristina Kappelin
Albert Svanberg
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Staffan Lindeborg
Olle Nordin
Thomas Ravelli
Glenn Hysèn
Jonas Thern
Lothar Matthäus
Franz Beckenbauer
Peter Larsson
Roland Nilsson
Stefan Schwarz
Anders Limpar
Glenn Strömberg
Tomas Brolin
Mats Magnusson
Stefan Pettersson
Janne Eriksson
Sven Andersson
Lars Eriksson
Roger Ljung
Niclas Nylén
Leif Engqvist
Klas Ingesson
Ulrik Jansson
Joakim Nilsson
Johnny Ekström
Mats Gren
Diego Maradona
René Higuita
Carlos Valderrama
Frank Rijkaard
Totò Schillaci
Ronald Koeman
Gary Lineker
Claudio Caniggia
Sergio Goycochea
Andreas Brehme
Roger Milla
Lasse Granqvist