Sweden vs Poland Preview

Sweden host Poland at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Tuesday evening in a World Cup qualifying fixture that carries considerable weight for both sides’ qualification prospects.

Sweden head into this one having arrested a concerning run with a win away at Ukraine in qualifying on March 26. Their most recent result was that 3-1 win over Ukraine. Prior to that, they drew 1-1 at home against Slovenia in qualifying on November 18, 2025. Earlier in this run, a 4-1 defeat away at Switzerland, a 1-0 home defeat to Kosovo, and a 2-0 home defeat to Switzerland complete a sequence that tells an uncomfortable story — one win, one draw and three losses. Sweden have scored just 7 qualifying goals with a goal difference of -6 and 13 conceded — the worst defensive record of these two sides in this fixture by a distance.

Poland travel to Stockholm in commanding qualifying form. Their most recent result was a 2-1 home win over Albania on March 26. Prior to that, they won 3-2 away at Malta in qualifying on November 17, 2025 and drew 1-1 at home with the Netherlands on November 14. Earlier in this run, a 2-0 win away at Lithuania and a 1-0 home win over New Zealand complete a sequence of four wins and one draw — a side operating with confidence and clarity. With 16 qualifying goals scored, a goal difference of +8 and just 8 conceded, Poland’s numbers comprehensively outclass Sweden’s in this campaign.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Sweden, who have won four of the last five meetings with Poland claiming just one win and no draws. Most recently however, Poland won 2-0 at home against Sweden in World Cup qualifying in March 2022 — the most significant recent result in this fixture. Sweden’s wins include a 3-2 home victory over Poland at Euro 2021 and a 2-0 away win in European Championship qualifying in September 2003.

Swedish supporters can watch on Viaplay Sweden from 19:45 GMT on Tuesday. Polish fans can follow on TVP Sport, TVP1 and Canal+. UK and Irish viewers can stream on Amazon Prime Video. German supporters can watch on DAZN Germany.

Possible line-ups

Sweden (4-4-2) Nordfeldt, Lagerbielke, Starfelt, Lindelöf, Johansson, Gudmundsson, Ayari, Karlström, Nygren, Gyökeres, Elanga

Poland (3-4-2-1) Grabara, Kiwior, Bednarek, Kędziora, Skóras, Kamiński, Zieliński, Cash, Pietuszewski, Szymański, Lewandowski

Sweden Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Ukraine	1-3	Sweden	World Cup Qualifying	Mar 26, 2026
D	Sweden	1-1	Slovenia	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 18, 2025
L	Switzerland	4-1	Sweden	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 15, 2025
L	Sweden	0-1	Kosovo	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 13, 2025
L	Sweden	0-2	Switzerland	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 10, 2025

Poland Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Poland	2-1	Albania	World Cup Qualifying	Mar 26, 2026
W	Malta	2-3	Poland	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 17, 2025
D	Poland	1-1	Netherlands	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 14, 2025
W	Lithuania	0-2	Poland	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 12, 2025
W	Poland	1-0	New Zealand	International Friendly	Oct 9, 2025

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Poland	2-0	Sweden	Mar 29, 2022	World Cup Qualifying
Sweden	3-2	Poland	Jun 23, 2021	European Championship
Sweden	3-1	Poland	Jun 5, 2004	International Friendly
Poland	0-2	Sweden	Sep 10, 2003	European Championship Qualifying
Sweden	3-0	Poland	Jun 11, 2003	European Championship Qualifying

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden
Poland	TVP Sport, TVP1, Canal+, TVP Sport App
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video
Ireland	Amazon Prime Video
Germany	DAZN Germany
Norway	TV 2 Sport 2, Viaplay Norway, TV 2 Play
Denmark	TV2 Sport Denmark, TV2 Play Denmark
Switzerland	DAZN Switzerland
Italy	Sky Sport Max, SKY Go Italia, NOW TV
United States	fuboTV, ViX