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The Swedish national team sacked its coach, John Dahl Thomasson, after a poor start to its campaign in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The team occupies last place in Group B with one point from four matches after losing 1-0 to Kosovo on Monday.
Sweden – which has an attacking line of Liverpool stars Alexander Isak and Arsenal’s Viktor Gjukeris – drew with Slovenia and lost to Kosovo and Switzerland in their first three group matches.
The former Blackburn Rovers coach, who played for Newcastle United during a distinguished career, became Sweden’s first foreign coach, external When the former Danish striker took over in February 2024.
“The decision is based on the fact that the men’s national team did not achieve the results we had hoped for,” Swedish Football Association President Simon Astrom said in a statement.
He added: “There is still a chance to have a play-off in March, and our responsibility is to ensure that we have the best possible conditions so that we can reach the play-off in the World Cup.”
“In this, we see that there is a need for new leadership in the form of a new coach.”
Sweden will travel to play with Switzerland, then host Slovenia in its last two matches, as it attempts to draw with second-placed Kosovo, which has seven points in Group Two.
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