{"id":6759,"date":"2025-09-06T02:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/isaac-on-the-swedish-bench-for-slovenias-world-cup-qualifying-for-several-days-after-the-trip-to-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T02:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:31:16","slug":"isaac-on-the-swedish-bench-for-slovenias-world-cup-qualifying-for-several-days-after-the-trip-to-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/06\/isaac-on-the-swedish-bench-for-slovenias-world-cup-qualifying-for-several-days-after-the-trip-to-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac on the Swedish bench for Slovenia&#8217;s World Cup qualifying for several days after the trip to Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ljubljana, Sweden (AP) &#8211; 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 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Join Liverpool<\/span> English record transfer fee.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting \u00a3125 million ($170 million) to Liverpool, ISAK has not played a competitive game since May 25th with Everton&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish attacks included Victor G\u00f6keres and Anthony Elanga. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Playing in the Champions League<\/span>Arsenal and Newcastle, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>ISAK has 16 goals in 52 Sweden games since his debut at the age of 17. He didn&#8217;t go to the 2018 World Cup. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Swedish final qualification<\/span> and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">He advanced to the quarterfinals<\/span> In Russia.<\/p>\n<h2>How to qualify<\/h2>\n<p>Sweden and Slovenia chose Manchester United almost $100 million on Friday <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">New Signature Benjamin \u0161e\u0161ko<\/span>in one of the toughest of the 12 European qualifying groups. Top seed Switzerland was holding Kosovo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Only the winners of the November group will advance to the first 48-team final tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico next year.<\/p>\n<p>Group runner-ups will be in the European playoffs in March <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">An unusually complex qualification format<\/span>. Sweden has a second option to take part in the 16-team playoffs as he won the Nations League group last year.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/worldcup-qualifying-sweden-isak-slovenia-2fd4536047678e0ce14eb4ba4342e689\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ljubljana, Sweden (AP) &#8211; 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. 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