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3 consecutive losses! Sweden missed the direct qualification to the World Cup and was beaten by FIFA for the 91st time. The two stars of the 195 million Premier League had 0 goals in 4 rounds.

10:04am, 15 October 2025【Football】

In a focus match of Group B of the World Cup European Qualifiers that ended in the early morning of October 14, Sweden lost 0-1 at home to Kosovo and missed the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in advance.

In the first round, Sweden lost to Kosovo 0-2 in an away game. Unexpectedly, when they returned to the home court, their old grudges had not been avenged and they had new grudges.

In the 32nd minute, Hoza assisted, and Aslani, who plays for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, scored the winning goal for Kosovo.

In this game, Dzhekeresh, worth 75 million euros, and Isaac, worth 120 million euros, both started and played the entire game. However, this pair of Premier League giants, worth a total of 195 million euros, once again misfired. There were no goals scored in the four rounds of the World Cup preliminaries, which was a very poor performance.

After this round, Sweden was winless in the first 4 rounds. After drawing with Slovenia 2-2 in the first round, they lost all the last 3 world preliminaries to Kosovo, ranked 91st in the world. In the last round, they lost 0-2 to Switzerland.

After suffering three consecutive defeats, Sweden, which has accumulated one point, is now 9 points away from group leader Switzerland. With two games left, Sweden will miss the opportunity to advance directly to the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The last time Sweden participated in the World Cup was in 2018.

Of course, Sweden has not completely missed out on the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. They are likely to qualify for the World Cup preliminaries play-offs through the top four UEFA Nations League groups with the best results. Of course, the European play-off competition has always been fierce, and with the current state of the Swedish team, the hope is quite slim.