"The defeat means Sweden are at the bottom of Group B on one point from three games, while Switzerland edged closer to automatic qualification on nine points and Kosovo sit in second with four. Switzerland were more dominant in the first half but had to wait until the 65th minute to open the scoring, with Granit Xhaka firing in from the penalty spot after Djibril Sow was fouled by Alexander Bernhardsson."
"Meanwhile, in Group D, Ukraine secured a potentially crucial 5-3 win in an eight-goal thriller against Iceland in the race for second place. With France well on their way to next summer's tournament, Ukraine and Iceland are fighting for a play-off spot as Azerbaijan struggle to make an impact. Ukraine took a 3-1 lead into the break, with Ruslan Malinovskyi twice and Oleksii Hutsuliak also on target for the visitors, while Mikael Ellertsson got on the scoresheet for Iceland."
"Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres both played the full 90 minutes at Strawberry Arena, but neither of the big-money strikers could hit the target in a disappointing display in which Sweden generated 0.89 expected goals (xG). Nineteen-year-old Johan Manzambi then secured all three points for the visitors in the fourth minute of additional time when his strike was deflected past Viktor Johansson at the near post."
Sweden lost 2-0 at home to Switzerland, dropping to the bottom of Group B with one point from three games. Switzerland moved to nine points and closer to automatic qualification, with Kosovo second on four. Granit Xhaka converted a penalty after Djibril Sow was fouled by Alexander Bernhardsson in the 65th minute. Johan Manzambi secured the win with a deflected strike in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres played the full match but Sweden managed just 0.89 expected goals. In Group D, Ukraine beat Iceland 5-3 to move into second place.
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