Nine players in the national team squad are on a warning ahead of the World Cup qualifiers. A yellow card for any of them against Slovenia and you can just forget about playing in the playoff semi-final in March. We have some decisions to make, says national team captain Graham Potter.
FootballIn the best of all worlds, the national team at home at Strawberry Arena would have celebrated that the World Cup playoffs are postponed until the summer. The sometimes brutal reality came in between. Sweden and Slovenia are instead competing to avoid the last place in the World Cup qualifiers' Group B.
FootballGraham Potter questions the penalty that led to a 1-2, and a heavy loss to Switzerland in the World Cup qualifiers. From the bench it looked cheap. I think that goal affected us a little too much. The result is disappointing, he says.
FootballFourth straight loss in World Cup qualifying. Graham Potter had anything but a dream debut as national team captain. Despite the painful 1-4 loss to Switzerland, everything was not pitch black in terms of play at the Stade de Genève. But far from good enough.
FootballMattias Svanberg goes straight into Graham Potter's first national team line-up. He will form an attack with Benjamin Nygren in tonight's World Cup qualifier against Switzerland at the Stade de Genève.
FootballThe 30-year-old central midfielder was used sporadically by Jon Dahl Tomasson. The question is whether Graham Potter thinks differently ahead of tonight's World Cup qualifier away against Switzerland. I don't know if I have a better chance of playing, but I think the style of play might suit me better, says Jesper Karlström.
FootballHalf of the regular starting eleven will be missing when Graham Potter makes his debut as national team captain. So who will get a chance from kick-off against Switzerland at the Stade de Genève?
SportsThe injury and absence list is just getting longer and longer. Here are the latest setbacks ahead of the national team's World Cup qualifier against Switzerland: Victor Nilsson Lindelöf will miss the match and Alexander Isak is not ready to start. It is clear that it is always disappointing to lose players due to injuries, says Graham Potter.
FootballGeneva is setting the stage for a party... yes, all of Switzerland. At least the football-interested part of the population. A point in Saturday night's qualifiers against a battered Sweden and a World Cup summer awaits in North America. That gives the national team and Graham Potter the chance to be party-killers.
FootballFive intense days in Marbella. Graham Potter and the players have never had more time together. How long will it take to get a national team that has lost its way in the World Cup qualifiers back on track? Here is a match guide.
FootballA little Swedish here, a little English there and a little Swedish now and then. Graham Potter switches between the languages. Some people wonder why. I mix it up a bit. I want to be able to give you the best answer possible, says the Englishman.
SportsOne by one, the players checked into the hotel in Estepona on the Spanish Costa del Sol. And yes, the sun was shining. It was shining on Graham Potter too, eager as he is to start the job of getting a national football team in order that has gone astray.
FootballAlexander Isak was back in Liverpool's squad for the big away match against Manchester City. But the Swede spent 90 minutes on the bench as "The Reds" lost 0-3.
FootballNational team striker Alexander Isak has been missing from Liverpool's last four matches. The star has been sidelined with injury concerns. Now, however, there is good news. He is back in training today, says coach Arne Slot at a press conference.
FootballInjured star Viktor Gyökeres is missing from Graham Potter's first squad as Sweden's national team captain. At the same time, the Englishman offers a couple of scares.
FootballAlexander Isak has missed Liverpool's last three games with a groin problem. The absence will be extended by at least one match. Liverpool manager Arne Slot confirms that Isak will miss the meeting with Real Madrid in the Champions League. Viktor Gyökeres is also struggling with an injury and will miss Arsenal's match against Slavia Prague.
FootballLucas Bergvall suffered a blow to the head in the Premier League derby against Chelsea. Tottenham's medical team did not allow the Swede to continue playing. It was a concussion, says Tottenham manager Thomas Frank.
FootballBoxing Day is a bit of Christmas Eve for Premier League football. But now the league has confirmed that only one match will be played on Boxing Day this year. The swelling schedule of European football is said to be the explanation.
FootballGroin injury Alexander Isak will likely miss another match with Liverpool. Injuries are a contributing factor to the crisis-ridden club losing six of its last seven matches, according to coach Arne Slot. The problem is that not everyone has had a proper pre-season, he says.
FootballFor the second match in a row, Swedish billion-dollar signing Alexander Isak was missing. Then a B-oriented Liverpool went out in the League Cup against Crystal Palace, who won the round of 16 with 3-0 away at Anfield.
FootballAlexander Isak was not included in Liverpool's squad during Saturday's match against Brentford. Then came the fourth consecutive Premier League loss.
FootballReplaced with injury notice after the first half in Champions League. How is Alexander Isak? He is a question mark, says coach Arne Slot ahead of Liverpool's league meeting with Brentford.
FootballIt continues to go slowly for Alexander Isak in Liverpool. The Swede was substituted at half-time when his Liverpool crushed Eintracht Frankfurt with 5–1 in Champions League.
FootballFootball World Championship 2026 is far away for Sweden after the fiasco start in the qualifying. Hope is placed in new national team captain Graham Potter and the so-called Nations League lifeline, but there is a risk that tough opposition awaits in a possible playoff in March.
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