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Sweden vs Poland: match report
Sweden hosted Poland at Friends Arena on Monday 28 September 2026, in the Nations League (round 2). Sweden are without 1 player (Emil Holm); Poland are missing 2 (Jakub Kamiński, Filip Rózga). Javier Alberola Rojas is the referee, averaging 3.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.5.
Result and scorers
Sweden 3-1 Poland. Goals: Benjamin Nygren 8' for Sweden; Sebastian Szymanski 43' for Poland; Yasin Ayari 64' for Sweden; Viktor Gyökeres 72' for Sweden. Attendance: 24,637.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 8' Goal: Benjamin Nygren (Sweden) 1-0
- 20' Yellow card: Daniel Svensson (Sweden)
- 35' Yellow card: Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland)
- 43' Goal: Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) 1-1
- 58' Yellow card: Piotr Zielinski (Poland)
- 64' Goal: Yasin Ayari (Sweden) 2-1
- 72' Goal: Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) 3-1
- 90'+3' Yellow card: Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 52.6% | Possession | 47.4% |
| 12 | Shots | 18 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 4 | Corners | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Sweden 4-4-2
Coach: Graham Potter
- 12 Viktor Johansson GK
- 8 Daniel Svensson MID
- 15 Carl Starfelt DEF
- 3 Victor Nilsson Lindelöf DEF
- 5 Gabriel Gudmundsson MID
- 11 Patrik Wålemark FWD
- 7 Lucas Bergvall MID
- 18 Yasin Ayari MID
- 22 Besfort Zeneli MID
- 10 Benjamin Nygren MID
- 17 Viktor Gyökeres FWD
Bench
- 19 Sebastian Nanasi MID
- 21 Alexander Bernhardsson MID
- 20 Hugo Larsson MID
- 16 Jesper Karlström MID
- 13 Williot Swedberg FWD
- 23 Melker Ellborg GK
- 1 Noel Törnqvist GK
- 2 Gustaf Lagerbielke DEF
- 14 Hampus Skoglund DEF
- 6 John Mellberg DEF
- 4 Elliot Stroud MID
- 9 Paulos Abraham FWD
Poland 3-4-3
Coach: Jan Urban
- 1 Marcin Bułka GK
- 3 Przemysław Wiśniewski DEF
- 5 Jan Bednarek DEF
- 14 Jakub Kiwior DEF
- 2 Matty Cash DEF
- 16 Wiktor Nowak MID
- 10 Piotr Zieliński MID
- 15 Tymoteusz Puchacz DEF
- 20 Sebastian Szymański MID
- 13 Mateusz Żukowski FWD
- 21 Nicola Zalewski MID
Bench
- 19 Przemysław Frankowski MID
- 8 Kacper Urbański MID
- 17 Michał Skóras MID
- 11 Karol Świderski FWD
- 9 Robert Lewandowski FWD
- 12 Mateusz Kochalski GK
- 22 Sławomir Abramowicz GK
- 23 Kacper Potulski DEF
- 4 Tomasz Kędziora DEF
- 7 Wojciech Mońka DEF
- 6 Bartosz Slisz MID
- 18 Marcel Reguła FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Sweden
- Emil Holm injury, back Late December 2026
Poland
- Jakub Kamiński injury, back Doubtful
- Filip Rózga injury, back A few weeks
Previous meetings
- Tuesday 31 March 2026: Sweden 3-2 Poland
- 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