Isak trains alone as Sweden step up preparations

 

Two players who made positive impacts in Sweden's 5-1 demolition of Tunisia in their 2026 World Cup opener have taken different approaches to their preparations for the upcoming Group F match against the Netherlands on Saturday, 20th June (19:00 CEST).

Alexander Isak, who put Sweden 2-0 ahead against Tunisia, has been training away from the rest of the squad. The striker, whose maiden season at Liverpool was plagued by injuries and fitness issues, is working on an individual regime tailored to his recovery.

"One player is training individually, and that's Alexander Isak. He is following an individual programme as part of extra recovery after the match," said the Blagult press officer, Petra Thoren.

Isak played 89 minutes against the North African side, 10 minutes more than he has managed in any game for club or country since returning from a broken leg that kept him out from December to April. In fact, the 26-year-old did not complete 90 minutes for The Reds in the 2025/26 season.

There is no suggestion that Isak will not be able to play equally as much against the Dutch, who drew their opener 2-2 against Japan, though Isak will be spending a limited amount of time on the training pitch in Dallas: "He will be out on the field some of the time and the rest in the gym," Thoren confirmed.