Ljubljana, Sweden (AP) – Sweden left Alexander Isaac on the bench for the World Cup qualifying game in Slovenia on Friday a few days after the star forward finished his holdout in Newcastle Join Liverpool English record transfer fee.
Reporting £125 million ($170 million) to Liverpool, ISAK has not played a competitive game since May 25th with Everton’s 1-0 loss at the end of the season in Newcastle. He last played for Sweden in March, where he was friendly and won Northern Ireland 5-1.
Sweden’s coach John Dahl Thomasson has chosen not to start the 25-year-old advance against Slovenia in Ljubljana, where the team will open the World Cup Qualifying Group.
The Swedish attacks included Victor Gökeres and Anthony Elanga. Playing in the Champions LeagueArsenal and Newcastle, respectively.
ISAK has 16 goals in 52 Sweden games since his debut at the age of 17. He didn’t go to the 2018 World Cup. Swedish final qualification and He advanced to the quarterfinals In Russia.
How to qualify
Sweden and Slovenia chose Manchester United almost $100 million on Friday New Signature Benjamin šeškoin one of the toughest of the 12 European qualifying groups. Top seed Switzerland was holding Kosovo on Friday.
Only the winners of the November group will advance to the first 48-team final tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico next year.
Group runner-ups will be in the European playoffs in March An unusually complex qualification format. Sweden has a second option to take part in the 16-team playoffs as he won the Nations League group last year.
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