FIFA World Cup qualification 2026

Ukraine 1–3 Sweden

Thursday 26 Mar 2026 · Valencia, Spain (neutral)

Ukraine1–3Sweden

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gyökeres Gyökeres Gyökeres Ponomarenko

6′0–1Viktor Gyökeres Sweden
51′0–2Viktor Gyökeres Sweden
73′0–3Viktor Gyökeres Sweden · penalty
90′1–3Matvii Ponomarenko Ukraine

Hat-trick: Viktor Gyökeres

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Ukraine

Came on

9Roman Yaremchuk↑60′
14Oleh Ocheretko↑60′
7Oleksii Hutsulyak↑60′
11Matvii Ponomarenko●↑77′
10Mykola Shaparenko↑85′

Sweden

Came on

15Carl Starfelt↑37′
7Lucas Bergvall↑77′
8Daniel Svensson↑77′
19Mattias Svanberg↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Ukraine: 1858 → 1816
Sweden: 1712 → 1754

Expected score for Ukraine: 69.9% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 6, 2008–2026.

Ukraine wins: 3
Draws: 1
Sweden wins: 2

Form either side

Ukraine

Before

1–1 v Azerbaijan 9 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
5–3 v Iceland 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–1 v Azerbaijan 13 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–4 v France 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Iceland 16 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

1–0 v Albania 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
2–0 v Poland 31 May 2026 · Friendly
1–2 v Denmark 7 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Sweden

Before

0–2 v Kosovo 8 Sep 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–2 v Switzerland 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Kosovo 13 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–4 v Switzerland 15 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–1 v Slovenia 18 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025

After

3–2 v Poland 31 Mar 2026 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2026
1–3 v Norway 1 Jun 2026 · Friendly
2–2 v Greece 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly
5–1 v Tunisia 14 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026
1–5 v Netherlands 20 Jun 2026 · FIFA World Cup 2026

Road through the tournament

Ukraine

1–3 v Sweden 26 Mar 2026

Sweden

3–1 v Ukraine 26 Mar 2026
3–2 v Poland 31 Mar 2026

Every Ukraine v Sweden match6

From Ukraine's side.


26 Mar 2026	Sweden	1–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 2026	—
29 Jun 2021	Sweden	2–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2021	Round of 16
11 Jun 2012	Sweden	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro 2012	Group stage
10 Aug 2011	Sweden	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
9 Feb 2011	Sweden	1–1 (won on pens)	Neutral	Cyprus International Tournament 2011	—
1 Jun 2008	Sweden	1–0	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN