World Cup 2026 · Group F
Sweden
Estadio BBVA
#38
FIFA Ranking
as of Apr 2026
12
World Cup Appearances
Runner-up
Best Finish
2018
Last Appearance
4th place
Group Stage Schedule
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If Sweden Advances…
Potential host cities and match numbers for each knockout round.
How 3rd-place qualification works
After the group stage, all 12 third-place finishers are ranked together by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The top 8 advance to the Round of 32 — finishing best among 3rd-place teams does not earn a better slot or path, it just confirms qualification.
Which specific R32 match they play in is determined by a FIFA bracket table based on which 8 groups produced the qualifying teams — not by how they ranked among 3rd-place finishers. That means the exact city and match number can't be known until all group stage matches are complete.
The scenarios below show every possible R32 slot for Sweden if they qualify as a 3rd-place team. Once the group stage ends, exactly one of these will apply.
Paths and match numbers are based on the official bracket. Actual results will vary.
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Squad
Official rosters are due June 2. We'll update this page once confirmed by FIFA.
| Midfielders | ||
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | Age 36 | AIK |
| Viktor Johansson | Age 27 | Hamburger SV |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | Age 27 | Derby County |
| Daniel Svensson | Age 24 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | Age 26 | Braga |
| Isak Hien | Age 27 | Atalanta |
| Emil Holm | Age 26 | Al-Faisaly |
| Eric Smith | Age 29 | FC St. Pauli |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | Age 27 | Burnley |
| Gabriel Gudmundsson | Age 27 | Leeds United |
| Carl Starfelt | Age 31 | Celta Vigo |
| Victor Nilsson-Lindelöf | Age 31 | Aston Villa |
| Besfort Zeneli | Age 23 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
| Taha Ali | Age 27 | Malmö FF |
| Elliot Stroud | Age 23 | Mjällby AIF |
| Lucas Bergvall | Age 20 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Yasin Ayari | Age 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Jesper Karlström | Age 30 | Udinese |
| Mattias Svanberg | Age 27 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Gustaf Nilsson | Age 29 | Club Brugge |
| Benjamin Nygren | Age 24 | Celtic |
| Anthony Elanga | Age 24 | Newcastle United |
| Alexander Bernhardsson | Age 27 | Holstein Kiel |
| Viktor Gyökeres | Age 28 | Arsenal |
| Alexander Isak | Age 26 | Liverpool |
| Ken Sema | Age 32 | Pafos |