Sweden vs Poland World Cup Qualifier Lineups, Live Streaming, How & Where to Watch

Sweden or Poland will play in the 2026 World Cup.

by Emmanuel Mendez

Mar 31, 2026

Sweden or Poland will play in the 2026 World Cup.

Photo by Alex Caparros - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images

In Path B of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers, Sweden and Poland will play each other at the Path B Final for a direct spot in the 2026 World Cup.

Sweden and Poland won their respective semifinals in Path B. Sweden eliminated Ukraine, and Poland eliminated Albania.

Sweden defeated Ukraine 3-1 away from home to reach this stage of the World Cup qualifiers. Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat trick to beat Ukraine 3-1 at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia in Valencia, Spain.

Poland were at home when they played Albania and went 1-0 down in the first half through a goal from Arber Hoxha.

In the second half, Poland completed the comeback with goals from Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski.

Piotr Zielinski of Poland celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers KO play-offs match between Poland and Albania at PGE Narodowy on March 26, 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Adam Nurkiewicz - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Photo by Adam Nurkiewicz - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images

The winner of Sweden vs Poland will qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Poland played in the 2022 World Cup, while Sweden's last appearance in a World Cup was in the 2018 World Cup.

This is a repeat of the UEFA World Cup Qualifier Final for the 2022 World Cup. Poland hosted Sweden and won the match 2-0 to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

Official Lineups for Sweden and Poland

Sweden

Goalkeeper: Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defenders: Victor Nilsson Lindelof, Carl Starfelt, Gustaf Lagerbielke
Midfielders: Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jesper Karlstrom, Yasin Ayari, Daniel Svensson
Forwards: Benjamin Nygren, Viktor Gyokeres, Anthony Elanga

Poland

Goalkeeper: Kamil Grabara
Defenders: Jakub Kiwior, Jan Bednarek, Przemyslaw Wisniewski
Midfielders: Jakub Kaminski, Nicola Zalewski, Piotr Zielinski, Sebastian Szymanski, Matty Cash
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Karol Swiderski

Where to Watch Sweden vs Poland

Sweden vs Poland in the UEFA Path B Final World Cup qualifier match will kick off at 2:45 p.m. ET/ 11:45 a.m. PT in the United States. The match will start at 8:45 p.m. local time at the Strawberry Arena in Solna, Sweden.

The match will be available to watch in the United States and in other countries through select TV channels and streaming services.