Viktor Gyokeres was omitted of the primary Sweden squad chosen by new coach Graham Potter on Wednesday forward of the facet’s upcoming FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
Whereas Gyokeres will likely be sidelined attributable to a muscular damage picked up whereas enjoying for Arsenal on the weekend, fellow striker Alexander Isak was included within the squad regardless of lacking Liverpool’s final 4 video games due to a groin downside.
Potter was employed final month on an preliminary deal that may see him take management for Sweden’s last World Cup qualifiers, towards Switzerland and Slovenia over the subsequent two weeks.
He will even coach the struggling nationwide staff within the World Cup playoffs in March, which Sweden is more likely to attain by advantage of profitable its most up-to-date Nations League group.
Nevertheless, the Englishman will begin his tenure with out Gyokeres, who was substituted due to damage at half-time in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Burnley within the Premier League on Saturday and missed the 3-0 victory at Slavia Prague within the Champions League on Tuesday.
Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring its first objective towards Burnley with Jurrien Timber.
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Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring its first objective towards Burnley with Jurrien Timber.
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Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned forward of the Slavia sport that he was “involved” about Gyokeres’ damage and indicated there was uncertainty over simply how unhealthy it was.
Isak, who joined Liverpool because the British report signing in the summertime switch window, hasn’t performed since coming off at half-time within the 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on October 22.
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot mentioned on Monday that Isak was in a race towards time to be match to play towards Manchester Metropolis within the league on Sunday, and Potter mentioned the striker’s health could be assessed after the weekend.
“He isn’t able to play two matches for 90 minutes (for Sweden),” Potter mentioned of Isak, “however he’s accessible.”
Sweden is final in its four-team World Cup qualifying group, on one level from 4 video games, after a dispiriting marketing campaign that led to the firing of Jon Dahl Tomasson, its first foreign-born coach.
Revealed on Nov 05, 2025