Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Slovenia
Match Time & Date:
5 September 2025
19:45
Prediction: 0-1
Sweden
Stadion Stozice in Ljubljana will be packed when Slovenia and Sweden go head to head in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. Slovenia are eager to make life difficult for the Swedes in their Group B opener and, no doubt, they will continue relying on new Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko. The likes of Max Elsnik (Crvena Zvezda), Andraz Sporar (Alanyaspor), and Zan Karnicnik (Celje) made the cut as well, while Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Miha Zajc has been omitted.
The visitors, on the other hand, are seen as No. 1 favourites to win Group B as boss Jon Dahl Tomasson can count on fantastic duo Victor Gyokeres – Alexander Isak up front. With Tottenham rising star Lucas Bergvall expected to start against Slovenia as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the visiting team. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of their last four meetings in all competitions.
Highlighted Team (Sweden):
Sweden are the most successful Nordic side on international stage having been present at major competitions since 1934. Blagult missed out on the 1952 World Cup trophy on home soil as they were beaten by star-studded Brazil side, while they finished in third place at the 1950 and 1994 tournaments, and finishing fourth on their second appearance in 1938.
As far as their European Championship record is concerned, Sweden also achieved their best result in front of home fans, reaching the last four in 1992, and they have since reached the quarter-finals at Euro 1994 in Portugal.
Anders Svensson and Thomas Ravelli are team’s most capped players with over 140 appearances each, but it is strikers Henrik Larsson and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that will go down as the most famous Swedish footballers in history. The later also leads the goalscoring charts with over 60 strikes for the national team and he is widely regarded as one of the most colourful characters, not only in Scandinavia, but in world football.
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