Overview

• Fisnik Asllani's first‑half goal sealed Kosovo's 1-0 win in Stockholm, handing Sweden a fourth match without a victory in qualifying.
• Sweden sit last in Group B with one point from four games, making a play-off via their Nations League standing a more likely route to 2026.
• Newcastle winger Anthony Elanga, used off the bench, was reported by Radiosporten to have said "this system has to go" in the tunnel after the match.
• Elanga later said players must take responsibility and voiced disappointment at not starting, while coach Jon Dahl Tomasson said he had not heard the remark.
• Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres started up front but failed to convert chances, with Gyokeres calling the situation a "fiasco" ahead of November trips to Switzerland and a home game against Slovenia.