France vs Sweden, FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 – Predicted Lineups, Head-to-heads, Form Guide

The Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will see another exciting match as the last edition’s runners-up France will take on Sweden in New Jersey on Tuesday.

France won its second World Cup in 2018, while Sweden’s best run in the tournament came in 1958 when the country reached the final on home soil.

The two teams, from the same confederation, have faced each other on several occasions, with their most recent meeting coming in the UEFA Nations League in 2020, which Les Blues won 4-2. The last time Sweden beat France was in 2017 in the FIFA World Cup qualifier, winning the match 2-1 in Stockholm.

France vs Sweden:

• Total number of matches: 23

• France: 12

• Sweden: 6

• Draws: 5

Form guide France vs Sweden (last five matches):

France: WWWWL

• Norway 1-4 France

• France 3-0 Iraq

• France 3-1 Senegal

• France 3-1 Northern Ireland

• France 1-2 Ivory Coast

Sweden: DLWDL

• Japan 1-1 Sweden

• Netherlands 5-1 Sweden

• Sweden 5-1 Tunisia

• Sweden 2-2 Greece

• Norway 3-1 Sweden

France vs Sweden predicted lineups:

France (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Koundé, Upamecano, Saliba, Digne; Rabiot, Kone; Dembélé, Olise, Doué; Mbappe

Sweden: (3-4-3): K. Nordfeldt; V. Lindelof, G. Lagerbielke, G. Gudmundsson; A. Bernhardsson, H. Karlstrom, Y. Ayari, N. Stroud; A. Elanga, V. Gyokeres, A. Isak

Published on June 30, 2026