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UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 1

Sweden vs Romania 2-1

Sweden flagSweden

2-1

FT

Romania flagRomania
  • Alexander Isak20'
  • Viktor Gyökeres43'
  • Dennis Man29'
Kick-off
Fri, 25 Sept 2026 · 18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Strawberry Arena, Solna
Referee
Ondrej Berka

Match timeline

  1. 90+1’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaAndrei Coubiș
  2. 88’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaVlad Dragomir ONDennis Man OFF
  3. 86’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaDennis Man
  4. 84’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenGabriel Gudmundsson ONSebastian Nanasi OFF
  5. 83’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaVladimir Screciu
  6. 81’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaNicolae Stanciu ONRăzvan Marin OFF
  7. 77’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenPatrick Walemark ONAlexander Bernhardsson OFF
  8. 76’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenBenjamin Nygren ONViktor Gyökeres OFF
Show 11 earlier events
  1. 67’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaValentin Mihăilă ONLouis Munteanu OFF
  2. 67’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaFlorin Tănase ONIanis Hagi OFF
  3. 63’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenHjalmar Ekdal ONCarl Starfelt OFF
  4. 63’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenDaniel Svensson ONEmil Holm OFF
  5. 53’VAR checkSweden flagSwedenElliot StroudGoal cancelled
  6. 45+2’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaVirgil Ghiță
  7. 45’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaVladimir Screciu ONTudor Băluță OFF
  8. 43’Goal!Sweden flagSwedenViktor Gyökeres2 – 1
  9. 37’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaRăzvan Marin
  10. 29’Goal!Romania flagRomaniaDennis ManAssist: Andrei Rațiu1 – 1
  11. 20’Goal!Sweden flagSwedenAlexander IsakAssist: Yasin Ayari1 – 0
  12. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Sweden flagSwedenRomaniaRomania flag
  • 60%Possession40%
  • 11Shots10
  • 4Shots on Target1
  • 3Corners0
  • 6Fouls16
  • 3Offsides2
  • 0Saves2
  • 584Passes391
  • 0Yellow Cards5

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Sweden flagSweden4 - 4 - 2

  1. 12Johansson
  2. 6Holm
  3. 15Starfelt
  4. 3Lindelöf
  5. 4Stroud
  6. 21Bernhardsson
  7. 7Bergvall
  8. 18Ayari
  9. 19Nanasi
  10. 17Gyökeres
  11. 9Isak

Substitutions

  1. 63’↑14 H. Ekdal↓15 C. Starfelt
  2. 63’↑8 D. Svensson↓6 E. Holm
  3. 76’↑10 B. Nygren↓17 V. Gyökeres
  4. 77’↑11 P. Wålemark↓21 A. Bernhardsson
  5. 84’↑5 G. Gudmundsson↓19 S. Nanasi

Unused substitutes 23 M. Ellborg, 16 J. Karlström, 20 H. Larsson, 2 J. Mellberg, 22 E. Skoglund, 13 W. Swedberg, 1 N. Törnqvist

Coach G. Potter

Romania flagRomania4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Radu
  2. 2Rațiu
  3. 3Drăgușin
  4. 4Coubiș
  5. 11Bancu
  6. 6Băluță
  7. 5Ghiță
  8. 14Hagi
  9. 18Marin
  10. 20Man
  11. 9Munteanu

Substitutions

  1. 45’↑17 V. Screciu↓6 T. Băluță
  2. 67’↑13 V. Mihăilă↓9 L. Munteanu
  3. 67’↑19 F. Tănase↓14 I. Hagi
  4. 81’↑10 N. Stanciu↓18 R. Marin
  5. 88’↑22 V. Dragomir↓20 D. Man

Unused substitutes 8 D. Olaru, 21 M. Ilie, 12 O. Hindrich, 23 L. Eissat, 16 V. Cojocaru, 7 A. Borza, 15 A. Burcă

Coach G. Hagi

Match facts

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Date
Fri, 25 Sept 2026
Kick-off
18:45 (UTC)
Venue
Strawberry Arena, Solna
Referee
Ondrej Berka
Sweden coach
G. Potter
Romania coach
G. Hagi

League table

UEFA Nations League · League B - Group D

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Sweden crestSweden4310+410
2Bosnia & Herzegovina crestBosnia & Herzegovina4220+38
3Poland crestPoland4112+34
4Romania crestRomania4004-100

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Last 5 matches, all competitions

Sweden flag

Sweden

  1. D
  2. W
  3. L
  4. D
  5. L
Romania flag

Romania

  1. D
  2. W

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Head to head

Sweden flag
3Wins
0Draws
1Wins
Romania flag

6 goals3 goals

Last 4 meetings

  • 2026UEFA Nations LeagueSweden flagSweden2 - 1Romania flagRomania
  • 2019Euro ChampionshipSweden flagSweden2 - 0Romania flagRomania
  • 2019Euro ChampionshipSweden flagSweden2 - 1Romania flagRomania
  • 2018FriendliesSweden flagSweden0 - 1Romania flagRomania

4 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

Team form comparison

Last 5 matches, all competitions

Sweden flagSweden
W-D-L
1-2-2
Scored / match
1.8
Conceded / match
2.4
Romania flagRomania
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored / match
1.5
Conceded / match
1.0

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  • Sweden flagSwedenResult0%
  • Draw0%
  • Romania flagRomania0%

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Sweden beat Romania 2-1 in matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League at Strawberry Arena, Solna.

Alexander Isak 20' and Viktor Gyökeres 43' scored for Sweden, Dennis Man 29' for Romania.

Sweden had 60% of the ball to Romania's 40%; the sides had 11 and 10 shots (4 and 1 on target).

The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.

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Match record

Competition
UEFA Nations League
Round
Matchday 1
Kick-off
Venue
Strawberry Arena, Solna
Referee
Ondrej Berka
Match ID
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19 events

  1. 20’Goal!Sweden flagSwedenAlexander IsakAssist: Yasin Ayari1 – 0
  2. 29’Goal!Romania flagRomaniaDennis ManAssist: Andrei Rațiu1 – 1
  3. 37’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaRăzvan Marin
  4. 43’Goal!Sweden flagSwedenViktor Gyökeres2 – 1
  5. 45’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaVladimir Screciu ONTudor Băluță OFF
  6. 45+2’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaVirgil Ghiță
  7. 53’VAR checkSweden flagSwedenElliot StroudGoal cancelled
  8. 63’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenHjalmar Ekdal ONCarl Starfelt OFF
  9. 63’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenDaniel Svensson ONEmil Holm OFF
  10. 67’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaValentin Mihăilă ONLouis Munteanu OFF
  11. 67’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaFlorin Tănase ONIanis Hagi OFF
  12. 76’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenBenjamin Nygren ONViktor Gyökeres OFF
  13. 77’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenPatrick Walemark ONAlexander Bernhardsson OFF
  14. 81’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaNicolae Stanciu ONRăzvan Marin OFF
  15. 83’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaVladimir Screciu
  16. 84’SubstitutionSweden flagSwedenGabriel Gudmundsson ONSebastian Nanasi OFF
  17. 86’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaDennis Man
  18. 88’SubstitutionRomania flagRomaniaVlad Dragomir ONDennis Man OFF
  19. 90+1’Yellow cardRomania flagRomaniaAndrei Coubiș