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

Switzerland

12': Breel Embolo
60': Granit Xhaka (P)
75': Dan Ndoye
90'+4': Johan Manzambi

FT
4 - 1

Sweden

33': Benjamin Nygren

Introduction

Switzerland are hosting Sweden at Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Goal! Switzerland 1, Sweden 0. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross.
18': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Goal! Switzerland 1, Sweden 1. Benjamin Nygren (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
36': Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Substitution, Sweden. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Emil Holm because of an injury.
51': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Viktor Johansson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Goal! Switzerland 2, Sweden 1. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
62': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Mattias Svanberg.
63': Substitution, Sweden. Besfort Zeneli replaces Yasin Ayari.
70': Substitution, Switzerland. Miro Muheim replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
70': Substitution, Switzerland. Djibril Sow replaces Fabian Rieder.
75': Goal! Switzerland 3, Sweden 1. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubén Vargas.
78': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Forsberg replaces Anthony Elanga.
78': Substitution, Sweden. Isac Lidberg replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
85': Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Rubén Vargas.
85': Substitution, Switzerland. Johan Manzambi replaces Breel Embolo.
90': Substitution, Switzerland. Andi Zeqiri replaces Dan Ndoye.
90'+2': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Goal! Switzerland 4, Sweden 1. Johan Manzambi (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miro Muheim.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stade de Genève
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Attendance: 26,458

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Switzerland	5	13	0
+1	Kosovo	5	10	1
-5	Slovenia	5	3	2
-8	Sweden	5	1	4

Full Table

Statistics

SWE		SUI
18	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
41.2	Possession	58.8
6	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
319	Accurate Passes	477
376	Passes	534
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
38	Long Balls	58
23	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	5
12	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	3
27	Effective Clearances	8
27	Clearances	8

Line-Ups

Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
5	Manuel Akanji
4	Nico Elvedi
13	Ricardo Rodríguez
3	Silvan Widmer
22	Fabian Rieder
10	Granit Xhaka
20	Michel Aebischer
7	Breel Embolo
11	Dan Ndoye
17	Rubén Vargas

Substitutes:

Cedric Itten, Yvon Mvogo, Johan Manzambi, Miro Muheim, Andi Zeqiri, Isaac Schmidt, Christian Fassnacht, Aurèle Amenda, Simon Sohm, Becir Omeragic, Marvin Keller, Djibril Sow.

Sweden (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Viktor Johansson (GK)
4	Isak Hien
2	Gustaf Lagerbielke
8	Daniel Svensson
6	Emil Holm
18	Yasin Ayari
16	Jesper Karlström
11	Anthony Elanga
21	Alexander Bernhardsson
19	Mattias Svanberg
7	Benjamin Nygren

Substitutes:

Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Roony Bardghji, Ken Sema, Isac Lidberg, Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth, Carl Starfelt, Besfort Zeneli, Emil Forsberg, Jacob Widell Zetterström, Gustav Lundgren.