Sweden is out of the World Cup after losing to France. Graham Potter's team had a strong start with a 5-1 win over Tunisia, but after that, it didn't go as well.

After losing 1-5 to the Netherlands, it was a draw against Japan, which was enough to reach the playoffs – but it also gave the toughest possible opponent in the playoffs, the 2018 champion and 2022 silver medalist, France.

What happened in the match against France?

Sweden was, unsurprisingly, no match for France and had it not been for some luck with several posts, and great play from Jacob Widell Zetterström, the score could have been much bigger than the 0-3 it ended up being.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Sweden

The Swedish legend is a guest expert on American Fox during the World Cup, and as eight teams now remain, Ibrahimovic has taken the opportunity to bid farewell to the teams that have been eliminated, in a mocking video. In the video, Ibrahimovic goes through each team that has been eliminated, giving unflattering reviews of all. He says, among other things, that Germany will have to ”drink sad beers” and that Brazil's ”samba will have to continue at home in Brazil”. And Sweden is not spared either. – Sweden... I said it: There is no new Zlatan, he says in the clip.

The future for Sweden

However, the future looks bright for the Swedish national team, with head coach Graham Potter being highly praised, and with a young team that should only get better together in the coming years. Sweden has a recent form of 4W-0D-1L, with the last match ending 0-3 against France on June 30, 2026.