Sweden have made a bold call in appointing an ex-Premier League manager on a short-term basis, with World Cup qualification in mind.

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Viktor Gyokeres battled hard and was involved in some good chances for Sweden on Friday night, but defeat to Switzerland leaves their World Cup hopes in the balance.Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty

Sweden are bottom of Uefa qualifying Group B after picking up only one point from their first four games and look set to miss out on the 2026 World Cup

Jon Dahl Tomasson has been sacked as Sweden coach following the team's third consecutive defeat in UEFA qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 26.

The Spanish verticals of national channels like FOX Deportes air Sweden games with Spanish commentary. Fubo is your go-to home for a majority of Sweden soccer games with Spanish commentary. A select few games are also available on UniVision (ViX) and TUDN.

In a small Swedish fishing village, there is a tiny soccer stadium tucked away beside a campsite and the shores of the Baltic Sea. It is the type of place where the land is so flat that the horizon sits just above the trees and the sky stretches so wide it seems possible to touch.