Sweden

Historically one of Europe's more reliable soccer nations, they're a solid, hard-working team that rarely dazzles but consistently finds ways to be competitive and tough to beat. Their big story heading into 2026 is a generational transition — the Zlatan Ibrahimović era is long over, and they're still figuring out who the next guy is supposed to be. Watch to see if their young striker Alexander Isak can step up and become the star who carries this team the way Zlatan once did.