Lucas Bergvall missed a sitter for Sweden (Image: Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

Lucas Bergvall missed an open goal during Sweden's clash with Switzerland on Friday evening.

The Tottenham Hotspur star has impressed in the Premier League this season under Thomas Frank, with a goal and an assist from six outings. And as a result, the 19-year-old was called up to represent his nation by Jon Dahl Tomasson, as Sweden look to stamp their ticket to the 2026 World Cup.

After holding Slovenia to a 2-2 draw in their opening match of the Qualifiers last month, and suffering a 2-0 loss at the hands of a ten-man Kosovo, the pressure was on for Sweden to succeed when they faced Murat Yakin's Swiss side at the Friends Arena on Friday evening.

However, Blagult failed to impress in the fixture, suffering a 2-0 loss at full-time and seeing their hopes of qualifying for next summer's tournament grow slimmer and slimmer. Granit Xhaka opened the scoring for his nation 65 minutes into the fold, coolly converting a penalty after Djibril Sow was brought down by Alexander Bernhardsson.

Johan Manzambi then doubled Switzerland's lead four minutes into stoppage time, as his shot from close range...