"Sweden - who have an all-star forward line of Liverpool's Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal - drew with Slovenia and lost against Kosovo and Switzerland in their opening three group games. The former Blackburn Rovers manager, who played for Newcastle United during a distinguished career, became Sweden's first foreign coach, external when the Dane took over in February 2024."
""The decision is based on the fact the men's national team has not delivered the results we hoped for," said Swedish Football Association's chairman Simon Astrom in a statement. "There is still a chance of a play-off in March and our responsibility is to ensure we have as optimal conditions as possible to be able to reach a World Cup play-off. "In this, we assess that a new leadership is required in the form of a new coach.""
Sweden have dismissed Jon Dahl Tomasson after a poor start to 2026 World Cup qualifying. The team is bottom of Group B with one point from four games following a 1-0 defeat to Kosovo. Sweden drew with Slovenia and lost to Kosovo and Switzerland in their opening group matches despite naming Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres in attack. Tomasson, appointed in February 2024, was the country's first foreign coach. Swedish FA chairman Simon Astrom cited unmet results, noted a remaining chance of a March play-off, and said new leadership is required to optimise qualification prospects.
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