FC Dallas defender Herman Johansson makes Sweden's 2026 World Cup roster

FC Dallas defender Herman Johansson has made Sweden’s 2026 FIFA World Cup roster, earning a call-up as an injury replacement for Emil Holm.

Johansson had been in the player pool for some pre-World Cup friendlies. He appeared in 14 games for FC Dallas in 2026, after joining the club at the start of the season. He has logged two assists and is currently second in key passes. Dallas acquired him after he helped Mjällby AIF win the 2025 Allsvenskan title.

Johansson’s selection marks the first time in franchise history that FC Dallas has had three active players represented at a FIFA World Cup, following Petar Musa’s call-up to Croatia and Don Deedson Louicius’ call-up to Haiti.

Sweden drew a tough group at the World Cup, facing Tunisia, fellow European side Netherlands, and Japan, which will be the final group stage match coming to Dallas Stadium in Arlington.

Sweden qualified via the UEFA playoffs, booking their 13th all-time World Cup appearance after missing the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

Emil Holm missar VM 💔

Högerbacken tvingas lämna återbud på grund av skada och kommer därmed inte åka med över till Nordamerika.

Herman Johansson skrivs in i VM-truppen istället. Samtidigt kallas även Sebastian Nanasi in som reserv.

Läs mer 📰 https://t.co/JIYoVW1w3v pic.twitter.com/HF1iTFtm3s

— Svensk Fotboll (@svenskfotboll) May 30, 2026

FC Dallas Stadium will host UEFA Play-Off Path B winner Sweden. As part of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Team Base Camp program, FIFA assigned Sweden to train and operate out of FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco. Team Base Camp Training Sites serve as the primary training and operational headquarters for participating teams throughout the tournament. Sweden arrives in North Texas on June 6.