Granit Xhaka has brought Switzerland very close to the World Cup, which will be held next year in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
Switzerland won 2:0 against Sweden on Friday night in Solna. The match belonged to Group B of the World Cup qualifiers.
Captain Xhaka scored the first goal for Switzerland. He converted from the penalty spot in the 65th minute.
At the very end, in the 94th minute, substitute Johan Manzambi scored the second goal for the Swiss.
Switzerland has won all three of its matches so far and leads the group with nine points. Sweden remains last with just one point.
Xhaka scores to give Switzerland the lead
Granit Xhaka has given Switzerland the lead against Sweden.
Xhaka scored the opening goal in the 65th minute from the penalty spot.
Xhaka explains why he took responsibility for taking the penalty
Granit Xhaka scored from the penalty spot to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 victory over Sweden in Solna.
Xhaka has explained why he took responsibility for taking the penalty.
"With a performance like this on the road against Sweden you can take your hat off to the team. Usually I prefer the striker to take the penalty to boost his confidence. But Breel Embolo told me to take the shot. I used my experience to my advantage," said Xhaka.
"We have earned three well-deserved points. We had hoped for a start to the qualifiers like this and we have continued with the good performance of recent years," added the Swiss captain.