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Sweden

Group F · 3 matches scheduled

Next match
Thu, Jun 25
🇯🇵 vs Japan
AT&T Stadium, Dallas
01 – Squad

Squad

Confirmed Formation · 4-3-3 Manager · Graham Potter
Expected squad
26

Players currently tracked in this squad file.

3
GK
9
DEF
8
MID
6
FWD
Key players
6 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF · Aston Villa 23 Viktor Gyökeres FWD · Arsenal 18 Ken Sema MID · Pafos 8 Emil Holm DEF · Juventus (loan from Bologna) 2 Kristoffer Nordfeldt GK · AIK
Coach
Graham Potter

Coach information is ready and will stay attached to this team page as the roster moves from projected to confirmed.

Announced · 2026-05-12

Projected XI

Sweden Lineup

Formation · 4-3-3
GK
Viktor Johansson
RB
Hjalmar Ekdal
CB
Gabriel Gudmundsson
CB
Victor Nilsson Lindelöf
LB
Isak Hien
CM
Daniel Svensson
CM
Taha Abdi Ali
AM
Yasin Ayari
RW
Alexander Bernhardsson
ST
Anthony Elanga
LW
Viktor Gyökeres

Projected from the current squad data and formation.

Goalkeepers · 3

1
Viktor Johansson
Stoke City
12 Caps
2
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
AIK
19 Caps
3
Jacob Widell Zetterström
Derby County

Defenders · 9

4
Hjalmar Ekdal
Burnley
11 Caps
5
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Leeds United
21 Caps
6
Victor Nilsson Lindelöf C
Aston Villa
75 Caps 3 goals
7
Isak Hien
Atalanta
26 Caps
8
Emil Holm
Juventus (loan from Bologna)
16 Caps 2 goals
9
Gustaf Lagerbielke
SC Braga
7 Caps 1 goals
10
Carl Starfelt
Celta Vigo
15 Caps
11
Eric Smith
FC St. Pauli
0 Caps
12
Elliot Stroud
Mjällby AIF

Midfielders · 8

13
Daniel Svensson
Borussia Dortmund
9 Caps
14
Taha Abdi Ali
Malmö FF
1 Caps
15
Yasin Ayari
Brighton & Hove Albion
17 Caps 3 goals
16
Lucas Bergvall
Tottenham Hotspur
6 Caps
17
Jesper Karlström
Udinese
 18
Ken Sema
Pafos
32 Caps 5 goals
19
Mattias Svanberg
VfL Wolfsburg
36 Caps 2 goals
20
Besfort Zeneli
Union Saint-Gilloise
5 Caps

Forwards · 6

21
Alexander Bernhardsson
Holstein Kiel
 22
Anthony Elanga
Newcastle United
28 Caps 6 goals
23
Viktor Gyökeres
Arsenal
32 Caps 19 goals
24
Alexander Isak
Liverpool
56 Caps 16 goals
25
Gustaf Nilsson
Club Brugge
8 Caps 3 goals
26
Benjamin Nygren
Celtic
7 Caps 3 goals

Announced · 2026-05-12

02 – The group

Group F

Sweden – Group F.

All twelve groups →
vs
🇳🇱
Netherlands
UEFA
vs
🇯🇵
Japan
AFC
vs
🇹🇳
Tunisia
CAF
03 – Fixtures

Group-stage schedule

All times ET
Matchday 3
Thu, Jun 25
1–1Full time
🇸🇪 vs 🇯🇵 Japan
AT&T Stadium
Dallas
04 – The road ahead

Path to the final

Sweden → Round of 32 → Round of 16 → Quarter-final → Semi-final → The Final.

Stage 1
Round of 32
Jun 28 – Jul 3
Stage 2
Round of 16
Jul 4 – Jul 7
Stage 3
Quarter-final
Jul 9 – Jul 11
Stage 4
Semi-final
Jul 14 – Jul 15
Stage 5
Final
Jul 19
MetLife East Rutherford
05 — Base camp

Team base camp

Where the team trains and recovers between matches. FIFA finalised the Team Base Camp Training Sites for all 48 nations on 25 May 2026.

City
Dallas
Training facility
FC Dallas Stadium
FIFA-confirmed training site
FIFA, 2026-05-25