Sweden 2–1 Romania
Sweden
2–1HT 2–1
Romania
Sweden played Romania in the UEFA Nations League on 25 September 2026 at Strawberry Arena. The match finished 2–1.
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Goals and cards
- 20'Alexander Isak (assist by Yasin Ayari)
- 29'Dennis Man (assist by Andrei Rațiu)
- 37'Răzvan Marin — Yellow card
- 43'Viktor Gyökeres
- 45+2'Virgil Ghiță — Yellow card
- 83'Vladimir Screciu — Yellow card
- 86'Dennis Man — Yellow card
- 90+1'Andrei Coubiș — Yellow card
Line-ups
Sweden 4-4-2
- V. Johansson
- E. Holm
- C. Starfelt
- V. Lindelöf
- E. Stroud
- A. Bernhardsson
- L. Bergvall
- Y. Ayari
- S. Nanasi
- V. Gyökeres
- A. Isak
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Ellborg
- H. Ekdal
- G. Gudmundsson
- J. Karlström
- H. Larsson
- J. Mellberg
- B. Nygren
- E. Skoglund
- D. Svensson
- W. Swedberg
- N. Törnqvist
- P. Wålemark
- COACHES: G. Potter
Romania 3-4-1-2
- I. Radu
- A. Coubiș
- R. Drăgușin
- V. Ghiță
- A. Rațiu
- T. Băluță
- R. Marin
- N. Bancu
- I. Hagi
- D. Man
- L. Munteanu
- SUBSTITUTES
- F. Tănase
- N. Stanciu
- V. Screciu
- D. Olaru
- V. Mihăilă
- M. Ilie
- O. Hindrich
- L. Eissat
- V. Dragomir
- V. Cojocaru
- A. Borza
- A. Burcă
- COACHES: G. Hagi
Match statistics
| Sweden | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| 518 | Accurate passes | 327 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 16 | Free kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 584 | Total passes | 391 |
| 11 | Total shots | 10 |
| 3 | Corners | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 60% | Possession | 40% |