Strawberry Arena, Stockholm. 25/Sept/26

Sweden opened their UEFA Nations League campaign with a 2–1 win over Romania at Strawberry Arena. Alexander Isak struck first, Dennis Man equalised, and Viktor Gyökeres delivered the winner before half-time.

On the Romanian touchline stood Gheorghe Hagi — “The King” — in his first official match as national team head coach. More than three decades after Sweden eliminated Hagi’s Romania from the 1994 World Cup, the two crossed paths again. Different stage, same outcome: Sweden came out on top.

Photo: Rodrigo Rivas Ruiz