Overview
- Sweden named its 26-man roster on Tuesday, leaving out Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski after a year without a competitive game following knee surgery.
- Coach Graham Potter said the tournament comes too soon for the 26-year-old and urged him to focus on being ready for the start of next season with Spurs.
- Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres were selected up front, and Tottenham’s Lucas Bergvall made the cut as Potter backed players he expects to be ready to contribute.
- Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi had questioned a World Cup role for Kulusevski, noting he had not played at all this season.
- Sweden opens Group F against Tunisia in Monterrey on June 14 before facing the Netherlands in Houston on June 20 and Japan in Arlington on June 25, with friendlies on June 1 in Norway and June 4 in Stockholm and a base camp in Texas.