World Cup 2026

Sweden vs Poland summary: score, stats, goals and highlights | UEFA World Cup Qualifying 2026

With the score level at 2-2 and heading to extra-time, Gyökeres popped up to hit a late winner for Sweden, who head to the World Cup.

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Update: Mar 31st, 2026 13:45 EDT

Everything comes down to one night as Sweden host Poland in a winner-takes-all playoff final for a place at the 2026 World Cup. Sweden arrive with momentum after Viktor Gyökeres’ hat-trick heroics and the early imprint of Graham Potter, bolstered by a dominant home record against Poland that stretches back decades.

But Poland carry belief of their own, having beaten Sweden in the last playoff meeting, with Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zieliński still central to their attacking threat. History, form, and pressure all collide in Solna, where one team will secure the final ticket to football’s biggest stage.

Match ends, Sweden 3, Poland 2.

94'

Second Half ends, Sweden 3, Poland 2.

93'

Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

93'

Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Poland).

93'

Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

92'

Offside, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.

91'

Oskar Pietuszewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

91'

Foul by Daniel Svensson (Sweden).

91'

Substitution, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek replaces Nicola Zalewski.

91'

Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Yasin Ayari.

90'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'

Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Matty Cash.

89'

Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).

89'

Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

87'

Goal! Sweden 3, Poland 2. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.

87'

Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.

87'

Attempt saved. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamil Grabara (Poland).

87'

Attempt blocked. Daniel Svensson (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustav Lundgren.

86'

Attempt saved. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kamil Grabara (Poland). Assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke.

86'

Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.

84'

Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).

84'

Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'

Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).

83'

Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.

81'

Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).

81'

Attempt blocked. Gustav Lundgren (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.

80'

Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Lundgren replaces Benjamin Nygren.

79'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Viktor Gyökeres.

79'

Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.

78'

Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

78'

Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).

77'

Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland).

77'

Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Offside, Poland. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.

75'

Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

75'

Oskar Pietuszewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).

72'

Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Sweden).

71'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

70'

Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).

70'

Attempt blocked. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.

68'

Substitution, Sweden. Besfort Zeneli replaces Jesper Karlström.

68'

Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Anthony Elanga.

67'

Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.

64'

Oskar Pietuszewski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64'

Foul by Oskar Pietuszewski (Poland).

64'

Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Sweden).

62'

Substitution, Poland. Oskar Pietuszewski replaces Karol Swiderski.

61'

Jesper Karlström (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

61'

Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

61'

Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).

60'

Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

60'

Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden).

59'

Offside, Poland. Sebastian Szymanski is caught offside.

57'

Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Sweden).

56'

Jan Bednarek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56'

Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).

54'

Goal! Sweden 2, Poland 2. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.

53'

Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.

53'

Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross following a corner.

52'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.

52'

Attempt missed. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlström with a cross.

50'

Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.

49'

Offside, Poland. Nicola Zalewski is caught offside.

45'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jesper Karlström.

45'

Second Half begins Sweden 2, Poland 1.

47'

First Half ends, Sweden 2, Poland 1.

47'

Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.

46'

Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden). Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.

45'

Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).

45'

Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

43'

Goal! Sweden 2, Poland 1. Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren with a cross following a set piece situation.

42'

Jakub Kiwior (Poland) is shown the yellow card.

42'

Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).

42'

Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.

41'

Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland).

41'

Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41'

Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.

39'

Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).

39'

Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).

37'

Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.

34'

Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden). Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.

33'

Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden). Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.

32'

Goal! Sweden 1, Poland 1. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.

30'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Benjamin Nygren.

30'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Daniel Svensson.

27'

Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden).

27'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.

26'

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.

25'

Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden). Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.

23'

Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland).

23'

Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22'

Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22'

Foul by Yasin Ayari (Sweden).

18'

Goal! Sweden 1, Poland 0. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.

15'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

14'

Delay in match because of an injury Carl Starfelt (Sweden).

13'

Handball by Matty Cash (Poland).

11'

Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Foul by Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden).

Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Daniel Svensson (Sweden).

Offside, Poland. Jakub Kaminski is caught offside.

Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).

Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).

Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).

Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Poland. Conceded by Gustaf Lagerbielke.

Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).

Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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