Through as a best third-place team after a dramatic qualifying via the play-offs under Potter. Captain Lindelöf leads the defence, but the story is one of the tournament's most fearsome strike pairings: Gyökeres (Arsenal) and Isak (Liverpool), with Elanga in flying form. They face France in the Round of 32.
Head coach
Graham Potter
Since Oct 2025
Group result
Group F (3rd place)
R32: vs France
Squad avg age
27.0
26-player squad
Squad market value
€406m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jun 29 · Houston →
English coach; ex-Brighton & Chelsea; rescued qualification via play-offs
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jacob Widell Zetterström | Derby County (ENG) | 27 | 3 | €2.5m |
| 12 | GK | Viktor Johansson | Stoke City (ENG) | 27 | 12 | €12m |
| 23 | GK | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | AIK (SWE) | 36 | 21 | €175k |
| 2 | DF | Gustaf Lagerbielke | Braga (POR) | 26 | 11 | €10m |
| 3 | DF | Victor Lindelöf(C) | Aston Villa (ENG) | 31 | 76 | €5m |
| 4 | DF | Isak Hien | Atalanta (ITA) | 27 | 29 | €22m |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel Gudmundsson | Leeds United (ENG) | 27 | 24 | €20m |
| 6 | DF | Herman Johansson | FC Dallas (USA) | 28 | 3 | €1.8m |
| 8 | DF | Daniel Svensson | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 24 | 13 | €22m |
| 14 | DF | Hjalmar Ekdal | Burnley (ENG) | 27 | 13 | €5m |
| 15 | DF | Carl Starfelt | Celta Vigo (ESP) | 31 | 18 | €4.5m |
| 20 | DF | Eric Smith | FC St. Pauli (GER) | 29 | 2 | €5m |
| 21 | DF | Alexander Bernhardsson | Holstein Kiel (GER) | 27 | 11 | €3m |
| 24 | DF | Elliot Stroud | Mjällby AIF (SWE) | 23 | 1 | €5m |
| 7 | MF | Lucas Bergvall | Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) | 20 | 10 | €35m |
| 10 | MF | Benjamin Nygren | Celtic (SCO) | 25 | 11 | €14m |
| 13 | MF | Ken Sema | Pafos (CYP) | 32 | 33 | €800k |
| 16 | MF | Jesper Karlström | Udinese (ITA) | 31 | 25 | €4m |
| 18 | MF | Yasin Ayari | Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) | 22 | 21 | €35m |
| 19 | MF | Mattias Svanberg | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | 27 | 41 | €8m |
| 22 | MF | Besfort Zeneli | Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL) | 23 | 8 | €6m |
| 9 | FW | Alexander Isak | Liverpool (ENG) | 26 | 58 | €85m |
| 11 | FW | Anthony Elanga | Newcastle United (ENG) | 24 | 30 | €32m |
| 17 | FW | Viktor Gyökeres | Arsenal (ENG) | 27 | 33 | €65m |
| 25 | FW | Gustaf Nilsson | Club Brugge (BEL) | 28 | 10 | €1.8m |
| 26 | FW | Taha Ali | Malmö FF (SWE) | 27 | 2 | €1.5m |