Sweden
Coach
Graham Potter
World Cup Appearances
12
Best Finish
Runners-up (1958)
Complete Team Guide
Graham Potter has named his 26-man Sweden squad for World Cup 2026. Gyökeres and Isak headline, but Kulusevski's season-ending patella injury and the controversial omission of Barcelona's Roony Bardghji dominate the story of Sweden's squad announcement.
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Road to 2026
Sweden are back at the World Cup after a dramatic UEFA play-off run, and FIFA's qualification report makes the route clear: a late Viktor Gyokeres goal beat Poland 3-2 in the final after Graham Potter's team had already eased past Ukraine. That matters because Sweden did not qualify through a clean group campaign. They had to rediscover themselves under pressure.
Key Players
Viktor Gyökeres
Forward
Arsenal
FIFA's Sweden qualification report highlighted Gyokeres's late winner against Poland, underlining his status as the side's current attacking reference point.
Dejan Kulusevski
Midfielder
Tottenham Hotspur
Kulusevski adds creativity and ball-carrying that Sweden badly need when matches stop being purely physical.
Alexander Isak
Forward
Liverpool
FIFA noted that Isak missed the play-offs through injury but was expected back before the finals, which is crucial to Sweden's attacking ceiling.
Victor Lindelöf
Defender
Manchester United
Lindelof remains an important organiser at the back and a key figure in the team's tournament-level composure.
Anthony Elanga
Winger
Nottingham Forest
Elanga gives Sweden speed and a more modern transition threat from wide areas.
Goalkeepers
Viktor Johansson
Stoke City
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
AIK
Jacob Zetterström
Derby County
Defenders
Hjalmar Ekdal
Burnley
Victor Lindelöf
Aston Villa
Daniel Svensson
Dortmund
Isak Hien
Atalanta
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Braga
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Leeds United
Carl Starfelt
Celta de Vigo
Emil Holm
Juventus
Erik Smith
St. Pauli
Elliot Stroud
Mjällby
Midfielders
Yasin Ayari
Brighton
Besfort Zeneli
Union St.-Gilloise
Jesper Karlström
Udinese
Mattias Svanberg
Wolfsburg
Lucas Bergvall
Tottenham
Ken Sema
Pafos
Attackers
Viktor Gyökeres
Arsenal
Gustav Nilsson
Club Brugge
Benjamin Nygren
Celtic
Anthony Elanga
Newcastle
Alexander Isak
Liverpool
Alexander Bernhardsson
Holstein Kiel
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