Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedSweden's tournament ends with a chastening defeat to France, a 3-0 loss in the Round of 32 that was effectively settled before the hour mark — Mbappé's first-half finish giving way to Barcola's early second-half strike and a second from Mbappé midway through the second period. Having scraped through the group stage as one of the better third-placed sides, Sweden found the step up in class brutal and were never truly in the contest. They exit at the first knockout hurdle, outclassed by one of the tournament's dominant forces.
Results
Through as a best third
Knocked out- R32Tue Jun 30 14:00PT🇫🇷France0–3
Group F standings
how the group finishedGroup F
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇯🇵Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from Sweden at France in boldGoalkeepers
- 1Jacob Widell Zetterström28
- 12Viktor Johansson27
- 23Kristoffer Nordfeldt37
Defenders
- 2Gustaf Lagerbielke26
- 3Victor Lindelöf32
- 5Gabriel Gudmundsson27
- 8Daniel Svensson24
- 4Isak Hien27
- 14Hjalmar Ekdal27
- 15Carl Starfelt31
Midfielders
- 7Lucas Bergvall20
- 18Yasin Ayari22
- 24Elliot Stroud24
- 6Herman Johansson28
- 13Ken Sema32
- 16Jesper Karlström31
- 19Mattias Svanberg27
- 20Eric Smith29
- 22Besfort Zeneli23
- 26Taha Ali28
Forwards
- 9Alexander Isak26
- 11Anthony Elanga24
- 17Viktor Gyökeres28
- 10Benjamin Nygren25
- 21Alexander Bernhardsson27
- 25Gustaf Nilsson29