The Sweden national football team has a new player with playing time in the World Cup, Taha Ali. He became the 16th MFF player to get playing time in a World Cup match for Sweden.
What happened?
Taha Ali got playing time in the match against the Netherlands, which Sweden lost 5-1 (2026-06-20).
Why is it important?
This is an important step for Sweden, which now has 16 players from MFF with playing time in the World Cup. MFF leads the statistics for Sweden in the World Cup in both the number of matches and the number of playing minutes.
What's next?
Sweden will face Japan in the next match (2026-06-25). | Stat | Value | | Last result | Netherlands 5-1 Sweden (2026-06-20) | | Next match | Sweden - Japan (2026-06-25) |
Taha Ali is the latest player from MFF to get playing time in the World Cup. Other players who have also gotten playing time include Ingvar Gärd, Egon Jönsson, and Bosse Larsson.
How does the statistics look?
MFF has a total of 4773 playing minutes in the World Cup, followed by IFK Göteborg with 3780 playing minutes. | Club | Playing minutes | | Malmö FF | 4773 | | IFK Göteborg | 3780 | | AIK | 2384 |
Sweden hopes for a better match against Japan and a chance to advance in the tournament.
