In an attempt to get their campaign off to a strong start, Sweden will face Switzerland in a crucial World Cup qualifying match later today. Sweden’s 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign has gotten off to a very bad start after their dismal showings in their first two games.
The Swedes know they need to get their campaign going quickly because they are now in third place in the group, five points behind their next opponents, Switzerland, and a loss at home may be the end of their chances of qualifying for the World Cup.
In recent years, Sweden failed to qualify for the 2024 European Championships, as well as three of the last four World Cups. In fact, their last appearance at a major tournament was at the 2020 Euros.
The Swedish FA refused to pull the trigger on Tomasson, with the Director of Football going on to give his full backing to the current coach in the midst of the current slump. Tomasson will be hoping to repay the federation’s backing by ending their year-long wait for a competitive victory.
Watch out for the Swedes’ 272 million-strong attack
This season, though, the Swedish 272-million-euro striking force hasn’t really taken off. In ten games in the competition, Gyökeres has scored three goals. Elanga has made ten appearances since moving to Newcastle from Nottingham; however, he has yet to score a goal.
Furthermore, the Reds have only seen Isak, the most costly of them all, occasionally thus far. He scored just one goal against Southampton, a lower-ranked team, in the cup. In addition, the three stars fell short of their peak performance in September when playing for the nations. They even suffered a 2-0 loss in Kosovo and only managed a 2-2 tie with Slovenia.
However, Murat Yakin recently underlined in the football chat Heimspiel that Isak lacked match practice in September because he had little preparation in the summer owing to his transfer mess and his strike at Newcastle. When Sweden faced Slovenia and Kosovo, Isak was benched by national coach Jon Dahl Tomasson.
