Sweden
Surprise package with deadly strikers
Didn't even qualify last time — now they own the scariest strike pairing at the tournament.
Watchability5/5
Drama4/5
Star power4/5
Title shot3/5
Team rating
79TEAM
- Attack86
- Midfield74
- Defense74
Next matches
- Next upvs NetherlandsNRG Stadium, HoustonJun 20
- vs JapanAT&T Stadium, ArlingtonJun 25
The read
Sweden didn't even QUALIFY for the last World Cup — they watched 2022 from home. Now they're back, they hired Premier League coach Graham Potter, and they own arguably the most fearsome striker pairing in the entire tournament: Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres. They opened by putting FIVE past Tunisia. If the goals keep coming, this is the nobody booked before the tournament.
The fan’s readThe nobody booked — back from missing the last World Cup entirely, now wielding the scariest strike pairing at the tournament in Isak and Gyokeres, and they just hung FIVE on Tunisia.
The cast
- Graham PotterAn English coach who rescued Sweden after they fell apart, winning the playoff to reach this World Cup.manager
- Alexander IsakFresh off a saga-soaked transfer to Liverpool, he answered with a goal and two assists and walked away Player of the Match.ClubLiverpool
- Viktor Gyökeres ★The late-blooming striker who barely existed five years ago and is now on the most absurd international scoring run in the world.ClubArsenal
- Yasin AyariSweden's breakout midfielder, sharpened in the Premier League.ClubBrighton
- Lucas BergvallA 20-year-old wonderkid already starting at a Premier League club.ClubTottenham
