Sweden's Farewell to the Råsunda Stadium

The age of the Råsunda Stadium finished on Wednesday as it had started in 1937 – with a Sweden defeat as Brazil won 3-0 on Wednesday Aug 15,2012.

Rasunda Stadium was opened on April 18,1937 when AIK played against Malmo FF, AIK won the match 4–0

On 1 April 2006, the Swedish Football Association announced a plan to switch to a new stadium to be built in Solna. The new arena will be completed and ready for sporting events in 2012, and the Råsunda Stadium will be subsequently demolished.

Rasunda stadium taken apart by AIK fans

AIK fans in Stockholm help to take apart the Rasunda stadium on Sunday Nov 25,2012. The gates were opened and fans were invited to take their own souvenirs to help dismantle the stadium, which hosted the 1958 World Cup Final. 

The stadium is being demolished to make way for homes while home team AIK move to a new venue.

 Three Great Rasunda Games

Sweden 2-5 Brazil
29/06/58, FIFA World Cup final
Sweden had played three group matches and a quarter-final at the Råsunda en route to the showpiece, and confidence was boosted even more when Nils Liedholm opened the scoring against Brazil. However, the visitors – with Didi, Vavá, Garrincha and Pelé in their starting XI – stormed back to claim their first world title, Vavá and Pelé both netting twice

Sweden 2-1 England
17/06/92, EURO '92 group stage
Sweden had four points and knew England needed a win in their final group fixture to reach the knockout phase. The hosts trailed to a fourth-minute David Platt effort before bringing the Råsunda crowd to their feet. Jan Eriksson's header made it 1-1 and Thomas Brolin then hit the memorable winner, after one-twos with both Klas Ingesson and Martin Dahlin

Sweden 3-2 Netherlands
11/10/11, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier
The final competitive game at the Råsunda was also Sweden's last opportunity to earn a UEFA EURO 2012 place. Undaunted by opponents who had not dropped a point in nine group outings, Kim Källström gave Sweden the perfect start with a curling free-kick, yet when the Dutch equalised and then went ahead, things looked bleak. However, Sebastian Larsson and Ola Toivonen turned it around in a dramatic second half.