Republic of Ireland v Sweden, 13 November 1949
| Score | 3-1 to Sweden |
| Referee | Bill Ling |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| Attendance | 41,031 |
View Republic of Ireland v Sweden head to head
Goals:
| Con Martin | penalty | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Tommy Godwin
Full back
Tommy Aherne
Full back
Johnny Carey
(captain)
Centre Half/Goalkeeper
Con Martin
Wing half
Peter Farrell
Outside right
Peter Corr
Inside forward
Peter Desmond
Inside forward
Reg Ryan
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Sweden
Goals:
| Karl-Erik Palmer | 4 |
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| Karl-Erik Palmer | 40 |
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| Karl-Erik Palmer | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Torsten Lindberg
Goalkeeper
Erik Nilsson
Defender
(captain)
Sune Andersson
Midfielder
Knut Nordahl
Midfielder
Kjell Rosen
Midfielder
Hasse Jeppson
Forward
Egon Jonsson
Forward
Karl-Erik Palmer
Forward
Stig Sundkvist
Forward