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France Faces Sweden in World Cup Round of 32 at MetLife Stadium
France meets Sweden on June 30 at 5 p.m. ET in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at MetLife Stadium. The match airs on FOX and Telemundo and streams on DIRECTV.
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France plays Sweden in a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match on June 30 at 5 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The game is broadcast in English on FOX and in Spanish on Telemundo and streams on DIRECTV.
France finished first in Group I after three wins in which the team scored at least three goals each time. Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé each scored four goals across those matches. Mbappé serves as captain.
Sweden reached the knockout stage as one of eight third-place teams. The side opened with a 5-1 win over Tunisia, lost to the Netherlands, and drew 1-1 with Japan. France lists goalkeepers Brice Samba, Mike Maignan and Robin Risser; defenders Malo Gusto, Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Koundé, Ibrahima Konaté, William Saliba, Theo Hernández, Lucas Hernández and Maxence Lacroix; midfielders Manu Koné, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Michael Olise, N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Rayan Cherki and Maghnes Akliouche; and forwards Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, Kylian Mbappé, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué and Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Sweden lists goalkeepers Jacob Widell Zetterström, Viktor Johansson and Kristoffer Nordfeldt; defenders Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelöf, Isak Hien, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Daniel Svensson, Hjalmar Ekdal, Carl Starfelt and Eric Smith; midfielders Herman Johansson, Lucas Bergvall, Ken Sema, Jesper Karlström, Yasin Ayari, Mattias Svanberg, Besfort Zeneli, Elliot Stroud and Taha Ali; and forwards Alexander Isak, Benjamin Nygren, Anthony Elanga, Viktor Gyökeres, Alexander Bernhardsson and Gustaf Nilsson.
Victor Lindelöf is Sweden’s captain.
