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ALEXANDER ISAK brought his sparkling Premier League form to the international stage as a young, inexperienced Northern Ireland were soundly beaten 5-1 in their friendly in Sweden .
Sweden, by contrast, were smarting from Saturday’s 1-0 defeat in Luxembourg, and they clearly meant business by going ahead after only seven minutes. But with Isak on the prowl, the hosts were always menacing going forward, and moments later, Sweden’s number nine swept past Paddy McNair before hitting a rising shot which flew just over Charles’ crossbar.
To their credit, Northern Ireland continued to press, and Johansson had to come up with an acrobatic save to tip a George Savile curler, which was destined for the top corner, over the crossbar. But O’Neill’s side will have to learn from a lesson in finishing when they go into June friendlies against Iceland and Denmark before the start of World Cup qualifying in September, where Germany await, along with Luxembourg and Slovakia.Elsewhere, Iran became the second Asian side to secure their place at the 2026 World Cup after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Uzbekistan in Tehran on Tuesday, handing organisers a likely diplomatic headache.
“We have to thank the fans who filled the stadium today, and thank God they did not leave empty-handed,” said Iran captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
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