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Isak and Gyokeres both to start as Sweden aim for positive World Cup send off

Blazorscore 04 June 2026, 13:00 1 views 2 min read
Gyokeres (centre) and Isak (right) ahead of their last start together in October

<p>It will be the first time the two star strikers will start up front together since the 1-0 home defeat to Kosovo in October, a World Cup qualifier which turned out to be Jon Dahl Tomasson's final match in charge of Sweden.</p><p>Therefore, the meeting with Greece in Solna will be the one and only time Potter will see the two in partnership ahead of the World Cup. <strong>The decision goes against a previous statement from the Swedish Football Federation, which claimed Gyokeres would not play in either warm-up match.</strong></p><p>Recurring injuries had kept Isak out of the Sweden squad for the matches in November and the play-offs in March, while Gyokeres was not involved in the defeat to Norway last weekend owing to his involvement in the UEFA Champions League final for Arsenal.</p><p>Potter saw Isak's capabilities first hand in Oslo, where the Liverpool man came off the bench to score a wonderful - albeit, consolation - goal in a 3-1 defeat, but getting the chance to see them together will be invaluable to the head coach.</p><p><strong>"They are two fantastic players. It is very important to have them together on the pitch and to build a relationship, to see how we can best use them, how we can organise the team and get the best out of them,"</strong> Potter said at the pre-match press conference.</p><p>One match on the eve of the tournament may not be much time for the two to gel together, but according to captain Victor Lindelof, every minute counts: <strong>"It's positive if they get minutes together, and the more matches we get to play together the better."</strong></p><p>After the disappointment against rivals Norway when Blagult were 3-0 down at the break, Lindelof wanted to stress the teams determination to show their true colours.</p><p><strong>"We want to get to a higher level than last time against Norway. We want to go out and show the Swedish people what a team we are and that we are ready for the World Cup. Hopefully it will be a different Sweden tomorrow, and we will have a good feeling going into the World Cup."</strong></p>

Nordfeldt and Gudmundsson in for Sweden

<p>Also returning to the starting XI for the meeting with Greece will be first-choice goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt, coming in for Jacob Widell Zetterstrom, while a surprise starter will be centre-back Gabriel Gudmundsson.</p><p>A thigh problem kept Gudmundsson out of the Leeds United team for the Premier League run-in and the Norway match, but Potter confirmed his inclusion for the meeting with the Greeks: <strong>"Gabriel will start. It has been part of the plan."</strong></p><p><strong>Follow Sweden vs Greece and all the World Cup warm-up matches on Flashscore.</strong></p>