Sweden vs Slovenia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Sweden

87': Gustav Lundgren

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1 - 1

Slovenia

64': Timi Elsnik

About

Sweden are hosting Slovenia at Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
7': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
8': Attempt missed. Gustav Lundgren (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Roony Bardghji following a corner.
11': Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia).
13': Attempt blocked. Erik Janza (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
13': Attempt saved. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Sweden).
13': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
14': Offside, Slovenia. Danijel Sturm is caught offside.
15': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Erik Janza.
16': Foul by Isac Lidberg (Sweden).
16': Igor Vekic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Besfort Zeneli (Sweden).
24': Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Attempt blocked. Erik Janza (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
27': Daniel Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Svit Seslar (Slovenia).
29': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
32': Attempt blocked. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar with a cross.
32': Attempt blocked. Svit Seslar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
32': Attempt missed. Erik Janza (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
34': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
35': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
35': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Ken Sema (Sweden).
38': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Forsberg replaces Ken Sema because of an injury.
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Foul by Isac Lidberg (Sweden).
40': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
41': Isac Lidberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Erik Janza (Slovenia).
43': Gustav Lundgren (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Erik Janza (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Gustav Lundgren (Sweden).
45': Attempt blocked. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zan Karnicnik.
45'+3': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Jacob Widell Zetterström.
45'+3': Foul by Jure Balkovec (Slovenia).
45'+3': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Sweden 0, Slovenia 0.
45': Second Half begins Sweden 0, Slovenia 0.
47': Offside, Sweden. Isac Lidberg is caught offside.
49': Attempt blocked. Roony Bardghji (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Attempt missed. Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
50': Attempt blocked. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Attempt blocked. Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Janza.
50': Attempt missed. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
52': Offside, Sweden. Isac Lidberg is caught offside.
53': Attempt blocked. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Svensson.
55': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
56': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
56': Daniel Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Svit Seslar (Slovenia).
57': Attempt blocked. Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danijel Sturm.
58': Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Roony Bardghji (Sweden).
61': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
62': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Isac Lidberg.
62': Attempt blocked. Danijel Sturm (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
63': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
64': Goal! Sweden 0, Slovenia 1. Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
65': Substitution, Sweden. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Emil Krafth.
66': Substitution, Sweden. Herman Johansson replaces Mattias Svanberg.
66': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Bernhardsson replaces Roony Bardghji.
67': Attempt blocked. Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Herman Johansson.
67': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
68': Attempt missed. Carl Starfelt (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Svensson with a cross following a corner.
69': Substitution, Slovenia. Tomi Horvat replaces Svit Seslar.
70': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
70': Attempt missed. Carl Starfelt (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
72': Daniel Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
72': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Attempt saved. Isac Lidberg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Igor Vekic (Slovenia). Assisted by Daniel Svensson with a cross.
73': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
73': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Erik Janza (Slovenia).
79': Offside, Slovenia. Danijel Sturm is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Sweden. Gustaf Lagerbielke replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
85': Attempt blocked. Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomi Horvat.
86': Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia).
86': Herman Johansson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Goal! Sweden 1, Slovenia 1. Gustav Lundgren (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
88': Substitution, Slovenia. Dejan Petrovic replaces Timi Max Elsnik.
89': Substitution, Slovenia. Jan Mlakar replaces Danijel Sturm.
90': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
90': Attempt missed. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomi Horvat.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Sweden).
90'+5': Foul by Tomi Horvat (Slovenia).
90'+5': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Andraz Sporar.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Sweden 1, Slovenia 1.
0': Match ends, Sweden 1, Slovenia 1.

Statistics

SVN		SWE
11	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
39	Possession	61
17	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	557
393	Passes	626
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	38
38	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
10	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	9
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	9
24	Effective Clearances	19
24	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Friends Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 25,724

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Switzerland	6	+12	14
2	Kosovo	6	+1	11
3	Slovenia	6	-5	4
4	Sweden	6	-8	2

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sweden (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jacob Widell Zetterström (GK)
3	Victor Lindelöf
15	Carl Starfelt
8	Daniel Svensson
20	Emil Krafth
19	Mattias Svanberg
22	Besfort Zeneli
13	Ken Sema
11	Gustav Lundgren
17	Isac Lidberg
14	Roony Bardghji

Sweden Substitutes:

Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Alexander Isak, Yasin Ayari, Jesper Karlström, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Isak Hien, Benjamin Nygren, Noel Törnqvist, Emil Forsberg, Alexander Bernhardsson, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Herman Johansson.

Slovenia (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Igor Vekic (GK)
6	Jaka Bijol
3	Jure Balkovec
21	Vanja Drkusic
13	Erik Janza
2	Zan Karnicnik
10	Timi Elsnik
22	Adam Gnezda Cerin
15	Danijel Sturm
11	Svit Seslar
9	Andraz Sporar

Slovenia Substitutes:

Jan Mlakar, Tamar Svetlin, Benjamin Verbic, Zan Vipotnik, David Zec, Dejan Petrovic, Zan-Luk Leban, David Brekalo, Tomi Horvat, Sandi Lovric, Martin Turk, Jon Gorenc Stankovic.

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