In the third round of Group B of the European preliminaries of the World Cup, Sweden lost 0-2 to Switzerland, and its hope of ranking first in the group was slim.

Sweden has lost three games and is currently at the bottom with 1 point, 8 points behind the leader Switzerland. According to We Global Football statistics, Sweden's probability of directly qualifying for the World Cup is only 1%, but its probability of playing in the play-offs is 99%.