For the first time in the history of the men’s national team, Sweden have sacked their manager. There have been departures after tournaments and contracts left unrenewed after a disappointing season. But never has the Swedish FA felt the need to fire its head coach in the middle of a qualifying campaign, until now.
Jon Dahl Tomasson has gone after overseeing an unmitigated disaster. Sweden are bottom of Group B with one point from four games and, barring a miraculous set of results, they will not be at the 2026 World Cup.
