Latvia v Sweden, 01 September 1996
| Score | 2-1 to Sweden |
| Referee | Laszlo Vagner |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 4 |
| Venue | Daugavas Stadions, Riga |
| Attendance | 9,500 |
View Latvia v Sweden head to head
1
Latvia
Manager: Janis Gilis
Goals:
| Vits Rimkus | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Oļegs Karavajevs
Defender
Valērijs Ivanovs
Defender
Jurijs Sevļakovs
Defender
Igors Stepanovs
Defender
Artūrs Zakreševskis
Defender
Mihails Zemļinskis
Midfielder
Imants Bleidelis
Forward
Rolands Bulders
Forward
Vits Rimkus
Forward
Andrejs Stolcers
Substitutions:
| Marian Pahars for Alexander Stradinsh | 28 |
| Igors Troickis for Artūrs Zakreševskis | 59 |
| Vladimirs Babičevs for Rolands Bulders | 74 |
2
Sweden
Manager: Tommy Svensson
Goals:
| Martin Dahlin | 18 |
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| Kennet Andersson | 21 |
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Starting lineup:
Bengt Andersson
Goalkeeper
Patrik Andersson
Defender
Joachim Björklund
Defender
Roland Nilsson
Defender
Gary Sundgren
Defender
Jesper Blomqvist
Midfielder
Hakan Mild
Midfielder
Jonas Thern
Midfielder
Par Zetterberg
Midfielder
Kennet Andersson
Forward
Martin Dahlin
Forward
Substitutions:
| Andreas Andersson for Martin Dahlin | 77 |
| Anders Limpar for Hakan Mild | 80 |
| Stefan Schwarz for Par Zetterberg | 85 |