Advance to the play-offs through the UEFA Nations League! Porter's debut saw Sweden lose 1-4 and finish bottom of the group
6686 Sports News on November 16th In Porter's first game after taking charge of the Swedish national team, the team suffered a heavy blow - they lost 1-4 to Switzerland in the away team and continued to be at the bottom of the World Cup qualifying group.
Switzerland took a 1-0 lead in just 12 minutes of the game. With Isaac off the field due to injury, Nygren took on the heavy responsibility in Sweden's forward line. He scored the equalizer in the 30th minute, allowing Sweden to chase the score to 1-1 before halftime.
The situation of the game changed suddenly in the second half. Switzerland once again took the lead to 2-1 through a controversial goal. At the end of the game, Sweden's defense completely failed, and Switzerland scored two goals in a row, extending the score to 3-1 and 4-1.
Despite poor performance in the group stage, Sweden has confirmed its place in the World Cup play-offs next March. There is one last game left in the regular group stage, Sweden will face Slovenia, but no matter what the result is, the play-offs will determine whether they can get the final ticket to the World Cup.