Republic of Ireland v Sweden, 26 August 1987
| Score | 1-0 to Sweden |
| Referee | John Blankenstein |
| Competition | Olympics Europe group C |
| Venue | Dalymount Park, Dublin |
| Attendance | 1,537 |
View Republic of Ireland v Sweden head to head
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Republic of Ireland
Manager: Jack Charlton
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Gino Lawless for John Mannion | 46 |
| Kevin Power for Jackie Jameson | 74 |
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Sweden
Manager: Benny Lennartsson
Goals:
| Jan Hellstrom | 22 |
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Starting lineup:
Dennis Schiller
Defender
Sulo Vaattovaara
Defender
Leif Engqvist
Midfielder
Jonas Thern
Midfielder
Mikael Andersson
Forward
Substitutions:
| Anders Palmér for Jan Hellstrom | 84 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Anders Palmér