Ukraine vs Sweden

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals 26 Mar 2026, 19:45
Ukraine
Ukraine
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sweden
Sweden
👤 J. Pinheiro Round Semi-finals

Match report

Sweden beat Ukraine 3-1 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals on 26 March 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Ukraine had 10 shots to Sweden's 10.

The referee was J. Pinheiro.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 10 - 10 On target 4 - 4 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Viktor Gyökeres
Sweden · 3 goals
8 Viktor Tsygankov captained the side
7 Matvii Ponomarenko 1 goal
7 Ilya Zabarnyi 92 passes (90% accurate)
7 Valeriy Bondar 88 passes (94% accurate)
First half vs second half
Ukraine stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–3 8–7
Shots On Goal 0–1 4–3
Ball Possession 73–27 —
Corners 1–2 8–1
Attacks 57–45 39–36
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
96 Attacks 81
50 Dangerous Attacks 26
4 On Target 4
6 Off Target 6
50% Ball Possession 50%
10 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 9
3 Shots Outside Box 1
12 Fouls 10
9 Corners 3
5 Offsides 0
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
560 Passes Total 270
473 Passes Accurate 203
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ukraine · 4-1-4-1
12 A. Trubin
22 O. Tymchyk 13 I. Zabarnyi 5 V. Bondar 16 V. Mykolenko
21 I. Kalyuzhnyi
15 V. Tsygankov 18 Y. Yarmolyuk 17 G. Sudakov 20 O. Zubkov
19 V. Vanat
Sweden · 3-4-2-1
23 K. Nordfeldt
2 G. Lagerbielke 4 I. Hien 3 V. Lindelöf
6 H. Johansson 18 Y. Ayari 16 J. Karlström 5 G. Gudmundsson
11 A. Elanga 10 B. Nygren
17 V. Gyökeres
Ukraine
Coach
Serhii Rebrov
Substitutes
  • 7 Oleksii Hutsuliak
  • 14 Oleg Ocheretko
  • 9 Roman Yaremchuk
  • 11 Matvii Ponomarenko
  • 10 Mykola Shaparenko
  • 23 Dmytro Riznyk
  • 1 Ruslan Neshcheret
  • 2 Eduard Sarapiyy
  • 4 Oleksandr Svatok
  • 3 Bogdan Mykhaylichenko
  • 6 Nazar Voloshyn
  • 8 Oleksandr Pikhalyonok
Sweden
Coach
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 15 Carl Starfelt
  • 7 Lucas Bergvall
  • 8 Daniel Svensson
  • 19 Mattias Svanberg
  • 12 Melker Ellborg
  • 1 Noel Törnqvist
  • 13 Eric Smith
  • 22 Besfort Zeneli
  • 20 Hugo Larsson
  • 21 Taha Ali
  • 9 Gustaf Nilsson
  • 14 Roony Bardghji
Substitutions
  • 37' ↑ C. Starfelt ↓ I. Hien Sweden
  • 60' ↑ R. Yaremchuk ↓ V. Vanat Ukraine
  • 60' ↑ O. Gutsulyak ↓ I. Kaliuzhnyi Ukraine
  • 60' ↑ O. Ocheretko ↓ O. Zubkov Ukraine
  • 77' ↑ M. Ponomarenko ↓ G. Sudakov Ukraine
  • 77' ↑ D. Svensson ↓ G. Gudmundsson Sweden
  • 77' ↑ L. Bergvall ↓ Y. Ayari Sweden
  • 85' ↑ M. Shaparenko ↓ Y. Yarmolyuk Ukraine
  • 90+4' ↑ M. Svanberg ↓ A. Elanga Sweden
Cards
  • 56' O. Tymchyk Ukraine
  • 71' A. Trubin Ukraine
  • 75' K. Nordfeldt Sweden
Head-to-head
Ukraine 1 0 draws 1 Sweden
2026-03-26 Ukraine vs Sweden 1 - 3
2021-06-29 Sweden vs Ukraine 1 - 2
Recent form
Ukraine W L L W D
Sweden D W L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ukraine vs Sweden?
Ukraine lost 1-3 against Sweden on 26 March 2026.
Who won Ukraine vs Sweden?
Sweden won the match 3-1.
Who had more possession in Ukraine vs Sweden?
Ukraine had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.