‘It’s going to be fun’ – Arsenal team-mates Gyokeres and Saliba set for World Cup showdown | OneFootball

‘It’s going to be fun’ – Arsenal team-mates Gyokeres and Saliba set for World Cup showdown | OneFootball

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·29 June 2026

‘It’s going to be fun’ – Arsenal team-mates Gyokeres and Saliba set for World Cup showdown

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Viktor Gyokeres says he is looking forward to battling with his Arsenal team-mate William Saliba when Sweden take on France.

Tuesday’s round of 32 clash will see Gyökeres go head-to-head with Saliba as their nations compete for a place in the round of 16.


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“I’m looking forward to seeing him and playing against him,” Gyokeres said. “It’s going to be fun.

“We have our confidence. I think we have to believe in ourselves.

“We’ve seen in a lot of games this tournament that you can win games (as underdogs). You can do well even though you play against the best teams.

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“Of course we might be the underdogs, but we still believe in ourselves.

“We will have to be at our best. We have to do our defensive organisation almost perfect and then of course to take the chances we will get.”

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