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Sweden vs Poland: match report
Sweden hosted Poland at Friends Arena on Tuesday 31 March 2026, in the World Cup Qualifiers. Sweden are without 2 players (Eric Smith, Isak Hien); Poland have no reported absences. Slavko Vincici is the referee.
Result and scorers
Sweden 3-2 Poland. Goals: Anthony Elanga 20' for Sweden; Nicola Zalewski 33' for Poland; Gustaf Lagerbielke 44' for Sweden; Karol Swiderski 55' for Poland; Viktor Gyökeres 88' for Sweden. Attendance: 49,627.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 20' Goal: Anthony Elanga (Sweden) 1-0
- 33' Goal: Nicola Zalewski (Poland) 1-1
- 43' Yellow card: Jakub Kiwior (Poland)
- 44' Goal: Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) 2-1
- 55' Goal: Karol Swiderski (Poland) 2-2
- 62' Yellow card: Jesper Karlström (Sweden)
- 65' Yellow card: Oskar Pietuszewski (Poland)
- 77' Yellow card: Lucas Bergvall (Sweden)
- 88' Goal: Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) 3-2
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Krzysztof Piatek (Poland)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 32.9% | Possession | 67.1% |
| 9 | Shots | 15 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 2 | Corners | 9 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Sweden 3-4-2-1
Coach: Graham Potter
- 23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt GK
- 2 Gustaf Lagerbielke DEF
- 15 Carl Starfelt DEF
- 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
- 8 Daniel Svensson MID
- 18 Yasin Ayari MID
- 16 Jesper Karlström MID
- 5 Gabriel Gudmundsson DEF
- 11 Anthony Elanga FWD
- 10 Benjamin Nygren MID
- 17 Viktor Gyökeres FWD
Bench
- 22 Besfort Zeneli MID
- 7 Lucas Bergvall MID
- 14 Gustav Lundgren FWD
- 19 Mattias Svanberg MID
- 12 Melker Ellborg GK
- 1 Noel Törnqvist GK
- 4 Victor Eriksson DEF
- 13 Elliot Stroud MID
- 20 Hugo Larsson MID
- 21 Taha Abdi Ali MID
- 9 Gustaf Nilsson FWD
- 6 Williot Swedberg FWD
Poland 3-4-2-1
Coach: Jan Urban
- 1 Kamil Grabara GK
- 3 Przemyslaw Wisniewski DEF
- 5 Jan Bednarek DEF
- 14 Jakub Kiwior DEF
- 2 Matty Cash DEF
- 20 Sebastian Szymanski MID
- 10 Piotr Zielinski MID
- 21 Nicola Zalewski MID
- 7 Karol Swiderski FWD
- 13 Jakub Kaminski MID
- 9 Robert Lewandowski FWD
Bench
- 15 Oskar Pietuszewski FWD
- 11 Kamil Grosicki FWD
- 23 Krzysztof Piatek FWD
- 22 Bartlomiej Dragowski GK
- 12 Mateusz Kochalski GK
- 18 Bartosz Bereszynski DEF
- 16 Jan Ziólkowski DEF
- 4 Tomasz Kedziora DEF
- 6 Bartosz Slisz MID
- 8 Jakub Moder MID
- 19 Michal Skóras MID
- 17 Filip Rózga FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Sweden
- Eric Smith injury, back Late April 2026
- Isak Hien injury, back Mid April 2026
Poland
No reported absences.
Previous meetings
- Tuesday 29 March 2022: Poland 2-0 Sweden
- Wednesday 23 June 2021: Sweden 3-2 Poland
- Saturday 5 June 2004: Sweden 3-1 Poland
- Wednesday 10 September 2003: Poland 0-2 Sweden
- Wednesday 11 June 2003: Sweden 3-0 Poland