Sweden 0-1 Kosovo, FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers: Asllani Puts Dardanians Ahead; Slovenia Vs Kosovo Goalless

Sixty minutes of the matches are done, and the scorelines are yet to change. Slovenia have started the second half a bit more strongly, although Switzerland still have more of the ball.

In the Sweden vs Kosovo match, both sides had decent openings. Grokeres forced a stop from Muric, while Muriqi saw his effort go just wide of Johansson's right post.

The second half is underway in both the matches. The onus is on Sweden to get an early equaliser if they want to keep their hopes of winning the group alive. Switzerland, meanwhile, need to convert their first-half dominance of the ball into clear-cut chances.

Sweden vs Kosovo:

Slovenia vs Switzerland:

In a must-win match, Sweden go down just after the hour mark as Asllani finds the back of the net from point-blank range after being found by Hodza. It was good link-up play between Muriqi and Hodza, with the latter laying it off to Asllani to beat Johansson.

The scores are still 0-0 in both matches in the opening 15 minutes. Isak had a half-decenet chance to put Sweden ahead with his headed effort, but Muric was alert and kept the danger out. Switzerland's match with Slovenia has been much more low-key, with neither side having a shot on target yet.

The whistle goes in Gothenburg and Ljubljana, and the two Group B fixtures have started. The onus is on Sweden to keep their progression hopes alive, while Slovenia can hurt group-toppers Switzerland. Stay tuned!

The Sweden vs Kosovo match will be shown live in India on the Sony LIV OTT platform, and television broadcasts will take place in the Sony TEN 3 and Sony TEN 3 HD channels. The Slovenia vs Switzerland match will also be shown on Sony LIV and Sony TEN channels.

You can follow the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers Group B live scores on Outlook India for free.

Slovenia: Jan Oblak; Erik Janza, Jaka Bijol, Vanja Drkusic, Zan Karnicnik; David Brekalo, Timi MAx Elsnik, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Tomi Horvat; Danijel Sturm, Benjamin Sesko

Switzerland: Gregor Kobel; Ricardo Rodriguez, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Silvan Widmer; Djibril Sow, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler;Dan Ndoye, Breel Embolo, Ruben Vargas

Sweden: Viktor Johansson; Victor Lindelof, Isak Hein, Gustaf Lagerbielke; Gabriel Gudmundsson, Yasin Ayari, Daniel Svensson, Lucas Bergvall, Alexander Bernhardsson; Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres

Kosovo: Arijanet Muric; Dion Gallapeni, Albian Hajdari, Kreshnik Hajrizi, Ilir Krasniqi; Florent Muslija, Leon Avdullahu, Veldin Hodza, Mergim Vojvoda; Vedat Muriqi, Fisnik Asllani

Warm greetings to all the football fans tuning in to the start of our live blog for the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifiers Group B fixtures.

All four teams in the group have varying chances of finishing top of the group, but leaders Switzerland can pretty much ensure automatic qualification with a win today and if Kosovo lose their clash.

With so much at stake, stay tuned for pre-match updates and lineups as they are released.