Sweden - Greece live - Football

Sweden host Greece in an international friendly at Strawberry Arena in Solna - the final warm-up fixture for Graham Potter's side before their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in North America.

Match Info: Sweden vs Greece

The match takes place on Thursday, 4 June 2026, kicking off at 18:00 BST at Strawberry Arena in Solna, Sweden's national stadium. It is an international friendly, serving as Sweden's last competitive rehearsal before the World Cup.

Where to Watch Sweden vs Greece?

Viewers in England and Ireland can watch the match live on Amazon Prime Video, the exclusive streaming platform for international football in those markets. No additional TV broadcast has been announced for the UK.

Swedish fans can follow their national team on Viaplay Sweden online or on Viaplay Sport on television. Danish viewers have access via TV2 Play streaming or TV2 Sport X on TV. In Germany and Austria, the match is available on DAZN streaming and the DAZN1 television channel, while Greek fans can tune into Alpha TV for the broadcast.

The match has exceptionally wide global coverage: US audiences can choose between Fubo TV, Tubi, and VIX on streaming, with Fubo Sports Network also airing it on TV. Across the Arab world, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia carries the game, while the African continent is covered through DStv Now in more than 15 countries. In total, this friendly is broadcast in over 50 countries.

Sweden vs Greece - Match Preview

Sweden enter this friendly as a World Cup-bound side in need of a confidence boost after a 3:1 defeat to Norway, while Greece - who missed out on qualification - are building momentum ahead of their next UEFA Nations League campaign.

Graham Potter's Sweden qualified for the World Cup via the UEFA play-offs, famously doing so without winning a single game in their qualifying group - a historic first. The squad boasts elite firepower, with Liverpool's Alexander Isak and Arsenal's Viktor Gyökeres forming one of the most potent attacking partnerships heading into the tournament. However, the 3:1 reverse against Norway on 1 June highlighted a recurring defensive vulnerability that Potter will be eager to address before the squad departs for North America.

Greece, managed by Ivan Jovanovic, failed to reach the World Cup and enter this fixture having won just 1 of their last 7 internationals. The Hellenic side has built a reputation for defensive solidity, but a run of 3 scoreless games raises questions about their attacking output. For Jovanovic, this match represents an opportunity to test tactical variations ahead of the next Nations League cycle.

Head-to-Head: Sweden vs Greece

Sweden and Greece have met just 3 times in modern football history, with Sweden holding a slight edge - 2 wins to Greece's 1 - though all 3 meetings have produced goals and competitive football that both sets of supporters remember well.

The complete head-to-head record between the two nations reads as follows:

• 12 Oct 2021 - World Cup Qualifying (UEFA) - Sweden 2:0 Greece
• 8 Sep 2021 - World Cup Qualifying (UEFA) - Greece 2:1 Sweden
• 10 Jun 2008 - UEFA Euro 2008 - Greece 0:2 Sweden

Sweden - Recent Form

Sweden won 2 of their last 5 matches, drew 1, and lost 2, scoring 9 goals and conceding 10 - a record that underlines their attacking threat alongside a defensive fragility that has concerned the coaching staff.

The high points came in March 2026, when Sweden beat Poland 3:2 at home and earned a 3:1 victory in Ukraine - two wins that demonstrated their ability to outscore quality European opponents. Those results, though, were accompanied by a 1:4 loss in Switzerland in November 2025, which signalled similar vulnerabilities. Then, on 1 June 2026, just three days before facing Greece, Sweden conceded 3 goals again in Oslo as Norway ran out 3:1 winners.

The 1:1 draw against Slovenia in November 2025 showed the side can also grind out results when needed. With Isak and Gyökeres fit and in the squad, Sweden's attacking quality is not in doubt - it is the defensive structure that needs to hold firm on home soil ahead of the biggest tournament of the decade.

Greece - Recent Form

Greece won just 1 of their last 5 matches, drawing 2 and losing 2, and failed to score in 3 of those 5 games - a run of results that encapsulates a team in transition rather than in form.

The sole win came in November 2025, when Greece beat Scotland 3:2 in the Nations League - their most complete attacking performance in recent memory. Since then, results have declined: a 0:0 draw in Belarus, a 0:1 home defeat to Paraguay in a March 2026 friendly, and a 0:0 stalemate with Hungary in qualifying. The October 2025 defeat to Denmark 3:1 in Copenhagen remains their most concerning result in terms of the quality of opposition.

Ivan Jovanovic has acknowledged there is considerable work ahead. Greece's strength has traditionally been collective organisation, but without goals this system loses its threat. The match in Solna gives the coach a chance to assess which players can contribute in the Nations League, and a positive result against a World Cup nation on the road would significantly lift the group's confidence.

Facts and Statistics

4 key facts and statistics about the Sweden vs Greece rivalry and this fixture:

• In 3 all-time meetings, Sweden won 2 and Greece 1 - with both of Sweden's wins recorded away from home, in Athens and at a neutral tournament venue.
• Greece's only victory in this head-to-head came on 8 September 2021 (2:1 in Athens), during UEFA World Cup qualifying for Qatar 2022.
• Sweden are appearing at a World Cup for the first time since 2018, when they reached the quarter-finals in Russia.
• Greece scored just 1 goal across their last 4 international matches (March-June 2026), their lowest output in this cycle.