Jon Dahl Tomasson managed Blackburn between June 2022 and February 2024

Sweden have sacked manager Jon Dahl Tomasson following a poor start to their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.

They are bottom of Group B with one point from four games following a 1-0 defeat against Kosovo on Monday.

Sweden - who have an all-star forward line of Liverpool's Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal - drew with Slovenia and lost against Kosovo and Switzerland in their opening three group games.

The former Blackburn Rovers manager, who played for Newcastle United during a distinguished career, became Sweden's first foreign coach