Gyokeres leads Sweden attack; Mbappe and Dembele start for France
Gyokeres leads Sweden attack; Mbappe and Dembele start for France
Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2026 by tribalfootball

Bergvall arrives at MetLife Stadium
Graham Potter has elected to bring Borussia Dortmund's Daniel Svensson and Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Bergvall into Sweden's starting line-up for their World Cup Round of 32 meeting with France at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (21:00 CEST).
The defensive shape and line-up was going to be a big call for Potter, after Isak Hien was ruled out for the rest of the tournament having come off injured in the first half against Japan.
Captain Victor Lindelof has slotted back into the heart of defence, having begun the Japan game in the centre of midfield - a place now occupied by Bergvall, who came off the bench to replace the injured Hien.
There is also a change at wing-back, where Alexander Bernhardsson has been dropped in favour of Svensson.
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Didier Deschamps made just four changes to his starting XI for France's win over Norway in their final group game having already made sure of qualification, and he has opted to bring back the same four who were rested after the victory over Iraq in their second match.
That means there are two changes in defence, where Maxence Lacroix and Theo Hernandez have been replaced by William Saliba and Lucas Digne, plus a change in both the holding and attacking midfield, as Adrien Rabiot and Bradley Barcola come back in, in place of Manu Kone and Desire Doue.
Les Bleus' coach is back in the dugout tonight having missed the Norway game to travel home and attend his mother's funeral.
Goalkeeper: Jacob Widell Zetterstrom
Defenders: Daniel Svensson, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelof, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Elliot Stroud
Midfielders: Yasin Ayari, Lucas Bergvall
Forwards: Anthony Elanga, Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak
Goalkeeper: Mike Maignan
Defenders: Jules Kounde, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Lucas Digne
Holding Midfielders: Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrian Rabiot
Attacking Midfielders: Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, Bradley Barcola
Forward: Kylian Mbappe
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