FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Sweden vs Switzerland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Sweden
    FT
    0 - 2
    Switzerland
    • 65': Granit Xhaka (P)
    • 90'+4': Johan Manzambi

    About

    Sweden are hosting Switzerland at Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viktor Johansson (Sweden).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 3': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
    • 3': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Sweden). Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
    • 3': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
    • 4': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Rubén Vargas with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 5': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Isak Hien.
    • 5': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Alexander Bernhardsson.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Jesper Karlström.
    • 6': Offside, Switzerland. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Alexander Bernhardsson.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
    • 9': Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Bernhardsson is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Alexander Isak (Sweden) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 28': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
    • 29': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 29': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 36': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Fabian Rieder (Switzerland).
    • 38': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden).
    • 38': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 40': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
    • 41': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 45': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).
    • 45': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 0, Switzerland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 0, Switzerland 0.
    • 46': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 46': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
    • 47': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
    • 47': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Isak Hien (Sweden).
    • 48': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall following a fast break.
    • 51': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
    • 51': Silvan Widmer (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Sweden). Assisted by Fabian Rieder.
    • 52': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
    • 53': Fabian Rieder (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
    • 54': Foul by Breel Embolo (Switzerland).
    • 54': Viktor Johansson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Sweden). Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Rubén Vargas (Switzerland) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 59': Foul by Nico Elvedi (Switzerland).
    • 59': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Fabian Rieder.
    • 61': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Ken Sema.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 62': Penalty Switzerland. Djibril Sow draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 62': Penalty conceded by Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Goal! Sweden 0, Switzerland 1. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 65': Substitution, Sweden. Anton Salétros replaces Jesper Karlström.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
    • 72': Foul by Dan Ndoye (Switzerland).
    • 72': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Holm replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
    • 73': Substitution, Sweden. Daniel Svensson replaces Ken Sema.
    • 73': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
    • 73': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Switzerland. Luca Jaquez replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 75': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Isak Hien.
    • 78': Daniel Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Rubén Vargas (Switzerland).
    • 80': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Luca Jaquez.
    • 82': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
    • 83': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka following a set piece situation.
    • 84': Substitution, Switzerland. Johan Manzambi replaces Rubén Vargas.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres with a headed pass.
    • 85': Substitution, Sweden. Roony Bardghji replaces Lucas Bergvall.
    • 88': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Foul by Djibril Sow (Switzerland).
    • 89': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Sweden 0, Switzerland 2. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Remo Freuler following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden).
    • 90'+5': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sweden 0, Switzerland 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Sweden 0, Switzerland 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 4
    59.5 Possession 40.5
    17 SHOTS 7
    8 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    468 Accurate Passes 296
    552 Passes 375
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    21 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 51
    27 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 9
    23 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 17
    16 Effective Clearances 23
    16 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Friends Arena
    Location: Stockholm, Sweden
    Attendance: 50,151

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Switzerland 6 +12 14
    2 Kosovo 6 +1 11
    3 Slovenia 6 -5 4
    4 Sweden 6 -8 2
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SWE Sweden (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    12 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    4 Isak Hien
    5 Gabriel Gudmundsson
    22 Gustaf Lagerbielke Yellow Card
    18 Yasin Ayari
    7 Lucas Bergvall
    16 Jesper Karlström
    13 Ken Sema
    21 Alexander Bernhardsson
    9 Alexander Isak
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Noel Törnqvist, Carl Starfelt, Hugo Larsson, Daniel Svensson, Anthony Elanga, Anton Saletros, Emil Holm, Victor Lindelöf, Roony Bardghji, Benjamin Nygren, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Hjalmar Ekdal.

    SUI Switzerland (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gregor Kobel (GK)
    5 Manuel Akanji Yellow Card
    4 Nico Elvedi
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    3 Silvan Widmer
    10 Granit Xhaka
    22 Fabian Rieder
    8 Remo Freuler
    7 Breel Embolo
    11 Dan Ndoye
    17 Rubén Vargas
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Johan Manzambi, Aurèle Amenda, Andi Zeqiri, Cedric Itten, Vincent Sierro, Yvon Mvogo, Luca Jaquez, Isaac Schmidt, Miro Muheim, Djibril Sow, Marvin Keller, Adrian Bajrami.

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