VALENCIA, Spain (March 26, 2026) (Interstat) — Substitute Viktor Gyökeres scored twice to power Sweden to a 3-1 victory over Ukraine in a World Cup qualifier Thursday at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.

Gyökeres opened the scoring just six minutes into the match and added a second goal in the 51st minute. Ukraine defender Oleksandr Tymchyk, who later received a yellow card, assisted on a consolation goal by Matvii Ponomarenko in the 90th minute. The result defied pre-match projections that favored Ukraine.

Sweden improved to 1-0-0 in the qualifying campaign, while Ukraine fell to 0-1-0.