""The decision is based on the fact the men's national team has not delivered the results we hoped for," said Swedish Football Association's chairman Simon Astrom in a statement. "There is still a chance of a play-off in March, and our responsibility is to ensure we have as optimal conditions as possible to be able to reach a World Cup play-off. "In this, we assess that a new leadership is required in the form of a new coach.""
""Despite boasting the attacking talent of Liverpool's Alexander Isak and Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres, Sweden have struggled in the final third during qualifying thus far. Indeed, of sides to have played four or more games in the UEFA section of qualifying, only Luxembourg, Malta, San Marino (all one) and Liechtenstein (0) have scored fewer goals than Sweden's two (level with seven other nations).""
Jon Dahl Tomasson departed as Sweden head coach after a 1-0 loss to Kosovo left the team bottom of Group B with one point from four matches. Sweden sit six points behind Kosovo and risk missing consecutive World Cup finals for only the third time in their history. Upcoming matches against Switzerland on November 15 and Slovenia require maximum points to contest second place. Despite having Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres, Sweden have scored only two goals in qualifying, among the lowest in UEFA. The Swedish Football Association cited poor results and the need for new leadership to maximise play-off chances. Tomasson oversaw 18 matches and left following three consecutive defeats.
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