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Kylian Mbappé at the double as France swat aside Sweden in World Cup masterclass

· The Guardian

When people form memories of the World Cup , it’s matches like this that do it. France once again won comprehensively, and against decent opposition, but the quality of their attacking play, and the sheer beauty of…

France 3-0 Sweden: World Cup 2026 last 32 – as it happened

· The Guardian

France were a cut above Sweden as they breezed into the last 16 Wrap your eyeballs around Football Daily. France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Olise, Barcola; Mbappe

Deschamps hopes France’s ‘capacity for danger’ continues in Sweden World Cup test

· The Guardian

Teams meet in round of 32 in New York on Tuesday ‘We’ve been labelled as favourites … we are confident’ Didier Deschamps has warned France’s rivals that the team will not change their attacking approach to this World…

Japan 1-1 Sweden: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

· The Guardian

Anthony Elanga clinched Sweden’s place in the last 32 after Daizen Maeda put Japan ahead with a lovely goal “If I have my permutations correct,” begins James Humphries, “Japan battering Sweden would mean Scotland are…

Japan and Sweden both reach World Cup last 32 after Elanga’s strike seals draw

· The Guardian

Thank goodness this is Dallas and not Gijón . There was ultimately no disgrace in a draw that served everyone, even if one might have forgiven Graham Potter and Hajime Moriyasu for shaking hands at half-time. At that…

Netherlands 5-1 Sweden: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

· The Guardian

Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo both scored twice as Ronald Koeman’s team went through the gears Netherlands: Verbruggen, Dumfries, van Dijk, van Hecke, van de Ven, Gravenberch, de Jong, Reijnders, Malen, Brobbey, Gakpo.…

Brobbey and Gakpo at the double as five-star Netherlands crush sorry Sweden

· The Guardian

It turns out Sweden do not have a monopoly on old-fashioned centre-forward play. They were schooled in it here by Brian Brobbey, who was brought in by Ronald Koeman to give the Netherlands’ attack a focal point and…

Sweden 5-1 Tunisia: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

· The Guardian

Yasin Ayari shines bright as Graham Potter’s Sweden put on a five-star showing to crush Tunisia This evening’s match is taking place at the impressive Estadio BBVA, known for the duration of the World Cup as Monterrey…

Two-goal Yasin Ayari combines with Sweden stars to sweep aside error-prone Tunisia

· The Guardian

When they picture a messiah, few perhaps imagine a mild-mannered 51-year-old with a greying beard who used to play at left-back for York City. Certainly Chelsea and West Ham fans don’t. But the degree to which Graham…

Graham Potter: ‘I feel very Swedish when I’m working – I look a bit Swedish’

· The Guardian

Head coach looks forward to leading Sweden at World Cup after reflecting on failures with Chelsea and West Ham If management has taught Graham Potter anything it is that there is no point in trying to run away from…

Sweden World Cup 2026 team guide

· The Guardian

With Graham Potter at the helm and Viktor Gyökeres finding form, hopes are high after playoff success This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media…

Graham Potter and Sweden revel in second chances to seize World Cup place | Jonathan Wilson

· The Guardian

Manager and team had hit rock bottom, but together they found redemption and are heading to North America A manager down on his luck after a second failure in quick succession, wondering what the future would hold. A…

Sweden qualify for World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres hits late winner against Poland

· The Guardian

There are easy ways to qualify for the World Cup and there are complicated ways. Poland won six qualifiers whereas Sweden won two but it is Sweden, elevated by the magic of Graham Potter, the persistence of Viktor…

Viktor Gyökeres hits hat-trick as Sweden and Graham Potter see off Ukraine

· The Guardian

Graham Potter may be in it for the long haul but the immediate outlook looks pretty bright too. This was his third game in charge of Sweden and the biggest compliment to pay is that they looked like themselves. A…

‘We have to do something for our people’: Ukraine nurture World Cup dream

· The Guardian

The team have led a nomadic existence since Russia invaded and face a playoff against Sweden in Valencia on Thursday Around the pitch of the latest stadium Ukraine will call home, a set of banners reels off the venues…