In the 5th round of Group B of the European Zone of the World Cup Qualifiers, Porter's coaching of Sweden suffered a bad start. They were swept by Switzerland 1-4 in the away game. The team had not won a single victory after 5 rounds and was at...
In the 5th round of Group B of the European Zone of the World Cup Qualifiers, Porter's coaching of Sweden suffered a bad start. They were swept by Switzerland 1-4 in the away game. The team had not won a single victory after 5 rounds and was at the bottom of the group.
In this game, Isaac came on as a substitute and had no shots in 28 minutes. He has yet to score a goal in this World Cup preliminaries. The player said in an interview after the game: "The result was not ideal, but we performed well in the first half. The loss was regrettable and the situation was a bit out of control."
Talking about the reason for not starting, Isaac said: "It's just because I haven't fully recovered yet. This is my first game after recovering from injury. Of course, I always hope to be able to play, but today I can only substitute. I hope I can have more opportunities in the next game."
Talking about whether he still believes that the team can advance to the World Cup, Isaac said: "Of course, the play-offs are a single-game decider. Different from the group stage, every game is a final, and everything is possible."
Isaac had received a yellow card before, and the yellow card accumulation rules will lead to the play-offs. If he receives another yellow card in Tuesday's game against Slovenia, Isaac will miss the play-offs. When the media mentioned this, Isaac expressed surprise: "Is it a suspension for two yellows? I don't know about this situation. I don't think I will rest in the next game, so I have to be careful."
