France vs. Sweden: Not Isak, not Gyokeres - this Graham Potter star can stun Kylian Mbappe at World Cup

Sweden could person an ace up their sleeve to occupation France successful Tuesday's World Cup 2026 last-32 clash - and it is not Viktor Gyokeres oregon Alexander Isak.

Graham Potter's broadside are seen arsenic dense underdogs against a Bleus squad tipped by galore to triumph the full tournament, particularly aft a near-impeccable group-stage campaign.

France were 1 of conscionable 3 teams to triumph each 3 of their radical games - alongside Mexico and Argentina - and were besides the joint-highest scorers successful the archetypal signifier with 10 goals, level with Germany and the Netherlands.

Meanwhile, Sweden qualified from 3rd spot successful Group F down the Netherlands and Japan, aft suffering a humiliating 5-1 nonaccomplishment to the erstwhile earlier a respectable 1-1 gully against the second successful their last radical game.

Much has been made of the France onslaught featuring Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise, but Sweden's Alexander Isak and 

France vs. Sweden: Why Anthony Elanga could beryllium cardinal successful World Cup clash

However, Anthony Elanga came up with a infinitesimal of brilliance to equalise against Japan, and erstwhile Sweden planetary Stefan Schwarz believes that the Newcastle United antheral could occupation a France backline that has been acold from watertight.

"I person seen France unrecorded successful this World Cup and the onslaught unit they person is the champion successful the tournament," Schwarz said successful an exclusive interrogation with Sports Mole. "The skill, pace, powerfulness and quality crossed the beforehand enactment is precise peculiar and tin origin immoderate defence trouble.

"They besides person players disconnected the seat who tin wounded you arsenic well. So for Sweden, they request to person the crippled of their lives defensively and each implicit the pitch. They request to ore and beryllium beardown and tons of vigor to header with the French guardant line.

"For Isak and Gyokeres, they person to beryllium strong, carnal and look to amusement their spot to clasp possession and bring the squad forward. With Elanga successful the side, helium is simply a subordinate who tin origin France problems and make for Isak and Gyokeres.

"The Swedish squad volition person to instrumentality the chances they get to person a accidental of competing successful this game. We cognize they tin bash arsenic they are some apical strikers, truthful fixed a accidental they tin finish."

France vs. Sweden: Anthony Elanga's World Cup 2026 stats truthful far

Elanga's good onslaught against Japan past clip retired was his 2nd of the tournament, aft the erstwhile Manchester United antheral came disconnected the seat to occurrence location a consolation against the Netherlands.

Elanga was lone fixed a one-minute run-out against Tunisia archetypal up, but helium made his lawsuit for a commencement connected matchday three, besides completing 9 sprints and winning each 3 of his duels against the Netherlands.

The winger was an arsenic tricky lawsuit successful the stalemate with Japan, winning 5 escaped kicks and uncovering the people with some of his attempts during the afloat 90 minutes.

Potter has not ruled retired changes to his starting lineup aft losing cardinal defender Isak Hien to injury, but immoderate alterations the ex-Chelsea brag decides to make, dropping Elanga should not beryllium 1 of them.

Stefan Schwarz was speaking to Sports Mole on behalf of William Hill's England to triumph the World Cup odds.