Gudmundson points out that the referees gave little blows when facing famous stars. After Sweden lost to France 0-3, they were eliminated from the round of 32 in the 2026 World Cup.

Gabriel Gudmundsson, defender for the Swedish national team Addressing the issue of refereeing after the match that lost to the French national team 0-3 in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, he viewed that having many star players on the field resulted in the referee calling fewer fouls than usual. Gudmundson opened up to the Swedish media Expressen saying that when facing a team with very famous stars, The referee may have given less. Even though some rhythms can be blown more often than this Ready to admit that this is what happened when facing France in the game. In the game, Gudmundson played the full 90 minutes as Sweden, who qualified for the knockout stages from third place in Group F, ended their journey at the Round of 32. France continued their progress towards the 2026 World Cup, where they will face Paraguay in the Round of 16.