Scandal in Sweden: ex-Sporting Gyokeres has a nightmare evening | OneFootball

The Swedish national team continues to perform well below expectations in their qualification campaign for the 2026 World Cup and suffered another surprising defeat to Kosovo (1-0), this time at home. Viktor Gyokeres – who has been heavily criticized – played the entire match for the Scandinavian side, but once again failed to find the net.

The only goal of the match came in the 32nd minute, with Fisnik Asllani making a good run into the opposition’s box and capitalizing on a rebound to score, sparking wild celebrations among the visiting fans present in Gothenburg. Despite having more possession, Sweden lacked the creativity to score.

Jon Dahl Tomasson’s team had more possession, but the number of attempts on goal was balanced, especially those on target. They dominated the match territorially, as shown by their 16 crosses compared to none from the Kosovans. The former Sporting striker had a very quiet night and was once again unable to make an impact.

With just one point from four games, Sweden can now only reach the 2026 World Cup via the playoffs. In the other group match, Slovenia and Switzerland played out a goalless draw (0-0). The Swiss lead the group, three points ahead of Kosovo and six ahead of their rivals from Monday.

Viktor Gyokeres is going through his worst goal-scoring drought in recent years. Between club and country, the 27-year-old striker has gone eight consecutive games without scoring. In 2025/26, he has already played 14 matches, with only three goals and one assist to his name.

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