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Isak Hien (hamstring injury) is unavailable for Sweden.
(3-4-2-1): Nordfeldt; Lagerbielke, Lindelof, Gudmundsson; Bernhardsson, Karlstrom, Ayari, Stroud; Elanga, Isak; Gyokeres
N’Golo Kante (physical discomfort) is doubtful, while Marcus Thuram (calf injury) is out for France.
William Saliba is expected to return in central defence after resting against Norway due to back pain.
(4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne; Kone, Tchouameni; Dembele, Olise, Doue; Mbappe
Sweden advanced as one of the eight best third-placed sides, finishing with four points in Group F, behind the Netherlands and Japan. Back at the World Cup after missing the 2022 edition, Sweden started their tournament with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
But their campaign stuttered thereafter: Five days later, they suffered a brutal 5-1 defeat to the Dutch and then drew 1-1 with Japan in the final match day on June 25.
The Norwegians have reached the last 16 at the expense of the Elephants – crowned African Champions in January, only for the crown to passed to Morocco thereafter.
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France were one of only three teams – alongside cohosts Mexico and reigning champions Argentina – to maintain a 100 percent record in the group stage. Les Blues won all of their group matches at a major tournament for the first time since the 1998 World Cup, when they won the trophy on home soil.
France topped Group I, beating Senegal 3-1 in the first game and Iraq 3-0 in the second. The French side wrapped up its group campaign with a 4-1 thrashing of Norway.
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Hello, welcome, and thanks for joining our live coverage of the last-32 match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 between France and Sweden.
The all-European fixture pits one of the tournament favourites against a side that have been no stranger to World Cup runs, but are now a heavy underdog.
Still, it has been a turbulent tournament so far, and potentially the greatest World Cup knockout stage upset was recorded on Monday with Germany’s elimination.
I’m Kevin Hand, and I’ll bring you all the pre-match buildup, analyses, team news and photo coverage of the entire day.
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