Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Sweden
Match Time & Date:
09/10/2021
09:00 AM
Prediction: 2-0
Kosovo
Sweden will look to keep their automatic qualification hopes alive when they host Kosovo to their Friends Arena. The Nordic side failed to impress in a 2-1 loss to Greece, but they are seen as hot favourites to beat the Kosovars in front of home fans. Since Real Sociedad attacker Alexander Isak has overcome his injury, home win should definitely be considered. Milan ace Zlatan Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, remains on the sidelines through injury.
The visitors have slim chances of booking their place at the 2022 World Cup finals, meaning that head coach Bernard Challandes could opt to mix the squad. Anyhow, Sweden are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and we predict that the automatic qualification-chasing side will prove their worth on the field. When the two teams met in Pristina earlier in the process Sweden outplayed Kosovo 3-0.
Highlighted Player (Karl-Johan Johnsson):
Born in Ranneslov (Sweden) on January 28, 1990 Karl-Johan Johansson started his youth career at his home-town club Ranneslovs GIF. In 2005 he joined Halmstadts and four years later he made his first-team debut for HBK. The 187-cm-tall goalkeeper made 67 appearances in the league for Halmstads and in 2013 he signed for NEC as a free agent.
Karl-Johan Johnsson played 30 games for the Dutch club during the 2013/2014 Eredivisie campaign and in the summer of 2014 he moved to Randers. The Swedish shoot-stopper spent two seasons at Randers and in 2016 he moved to French club Guingamp. It has to be noted that he managed to keep nine clean sheets in 37 appearances for Guingamp in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign.
His contract with the club expires on June 30, 2020. Speaking of his international career, Karl-Johan Johnsson has 17 caps for Sweden U21 and he made his senior debut in 2012 against Qatar.
Highlighted Team (Kosovo):
Despite the fact that a number of countries have yet to recognize Kosovo, they have been participating in the World Cup qualifiers September 5, 2016. Kosovo did well to hold Finland to a 1-1 draw in their opener, but they were outclassed by Croatia (0-6) in their second group game.
Albert Bunjaki’s men have slim chances of qualifying for the showpiece tournament in Russia, but, no doubt, they will use qualifying matches to gain a much-needed experience. Kosovo recorded their biggest win over Monaco on April 22, 2006, but they were not a member of FIFA back then. The Kosovo national football team played their first ever international friendly against Haiti in March 2014 and the match ended in a goalless draw.
Kosovo footballers wear blue shirts and black shorts when playing at home, while they play in yellow shirts and yellow shorts when facing their rivals on the road. Albert Bunjaku, who played for the likes of Nurnberg and Kaiserslautern in the past, is the team’s most notable player.
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