Swedish Selection Announcement: Isak Selected While Viktor Gyokeres Excluded
The striker moved to the Gunners from Sporting during the offseason
Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres fails to make the cut in Graham Potter's first Sweden squad, while Liverpool forward the talented attacker has earned inclusion
The Arsenal forward is scheduled to undergo more assessments in the coming days amid worries he suffered a hamstring injury during Arsenal's English top flight triumph at the Clarets last weekend
Gyokeres missed Arsenal' European success against Slavia Prague earlier this week
Isak Back in Action
Isak, absent from action from 22 October due to a groin injury, made the squad for the World Cup fixtures versus the Swiss team (15 November) and Slovenia (18 November)
Additional England-based Inclusions
- Tottenham playmaker the young talent, who is recovering from concussion
- Newcastle winger the Swedish international
Both athletes are among the Premier League players chosen by former multiple English clubs manager Graham Potter
The New Manager's Hiring
Potter was appointed by Sweden originally for an interim period on 20 October, under a month following his departure from West Ham
Previous manager Jon Dahl Tomasson lost his job after the national team's setback to Kosovo on 13 October, a result that ended direct progression in qualifying group unattainable
Current Situation
Sweden find themselves last place of Group B with only a single point in four matches
Even if they don't manage to finish second, they could still take part in the World Cup play-offs due to of their results in the most recent Nations League
