France vs Sweden LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Sweden come out all guns firing, Alexander Isak almost scores

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: France get the first corner of the game! But nothing comes out of it. Digne smashed a long range effort but in the end, it was an easy save for Sweden goalkeeper Widell Zetterstrom.

0-0 (16 minutes)

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: Legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is in the house for the clash between France and Sweden.

0-0 (13 minutes)

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: France are slowly and steadily coming into their own and have started to dominate possession. The early few minutes of the contest have also seen Sweden taking a physical approach and snap challenges after challenges.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: France are awarded a free kick after Ayari goes in a bit too strong. However, this doesn’t lead to anything as Sweden’s defence is upto task.

0-0 (6 minutes)

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: Sweden have come out all guns blazing! Alexander Isak with the first major run of the game, however, he fails to connect and the goalkeeper pouches the ball safely. Iska picked the ball up at the edge of the area and fired a shot through Upamecano’s legs. However, the effort was straight towards the French keeper.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: The national anthems are done! And the live action begins! All to play for both France and Sweden. Not to forget, this is the first time these two teams have faced off in the World Cup.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: Dutch official Danny Makkelie will be the main man tonight as he gets set to take some tough calls! The job of being the referee has never been easy!

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: It’s now time for the national anthems, and we are just minutes away from kickoff. It’s France vs Sweden and all to play for.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: At the moment, Lionel Messi is at the top of the goal-scoring charts in the World Cup with six goals. Erling Haaland scored against Ivory Coast and went to the second spot with five goals while Kylian Mbappe is third with four goals.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: The tournament has already given us quite a few surprises. Both Germany and the Netherlands were knocked out after losing their respective Round of 32 matches aganst Paraguay and Morocco. The shocks and surprises are coming every day. Can Sweden knock France out? Let’s wait and watch.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: Both France and Sweden lineups have made their way to the New York Stadium for the crucial Round of 32 match.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: Sweden were made to make a forced change after Isak Hien was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury that he picked up in Sweden’s final group stage match against Japan. Alexander Bernhardsson is relegated to the bench for the match against France, and the duo have been replaced by Lucas Bergvall and Daniel Svensson in the midfield.

Sweden XI: Jacob Widell Zetterstrom (goalkeeper); Gabriel Gudmundsson, Victor Lindelof (captain), Gustaf Lagerbielke; Elliot Stroud, Lucas Bergvall, Yasin Ayari, Daniel Svensson; Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres, Anthony Elanga.

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: France’s starting XI is out, and Kone and Kante are both on the bench. Didier Deschamps has opted for four changes to his France lineup after their win over Norway in the final group-stage fixture.

Lucas Digne, Adrien Rabiot, William Saliba and Bradley Barcola return to the starting XI.

France XI: Mike Maignan (goalkeeper); Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, Saliba; Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Barcola; Kylian Mbappe (captain).

France vs Sweden LIVE, FIFA World Cup 2026: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Round of 32 match between France and Sweden. It’s all to play for both these teams. The match promises to be a riveting affair. Stay tuned for more.