International Career
Larsson received his first call-up to the Sweden squad for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying games against Liechtenstein and Northern Ireland in October 2007. He was an unused substitute against Liechtenstein but did not make the bench for the Northern Ireland game. He made his debut for Sweden in February 2008, playing the whole 90 minutes of a friendly draw against Turkey in Istanbul. He was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2008, and has since become a regular in the national team.
He scored his first goal at senior international level in March 2011 as Sweden beat Moldova 2–1 in a Euro 2012 qualifier. During the Euro 2012 Qualifiers in October 2011, Larsson added two more goals to his international tally. The first was the opener in a 2–1 away victory over Finland in Helsinki and the second was a penalty in a 3–2 come from behind victory over the Netherlands on 11 October at the Råsunda in Stockholm. On 29 February 2012, Larsson scored two second half goals to down Croatia 3–1 at the Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb.
Larsson was selected in Sweden's squad for Euro 2012. He started all three of Sweden's group games, and scored Sweden's second goal in their 2-0 win over France, but Sweden did not make it through to the knockout stages of the competition.
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