Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored a first-half brace on Saturday night to fire Sweden to a 3-2 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Stockholm.
The 28-year-old converted twice from the penalty spot as the hosts surged into a three-goal half-time lead following Daniel Svensson’s opener.
Saturday’s triumph secured “Sweden’s promotion back to League A” for the first time since the 2020-21 campaign, per Instagram sources.
Finding the net for an eighth straight match in the competition means the marksman has now plundered 12 goals across that prolific sequence dating back to October 2024.
His latest double lifts him onto 16 career goals in the tournament, placing him second on the all-time scoring chart behind only Norway striker Erkin Haaland on 23 strikes.
On the international stage, the forward has now registered 27 goals in 42 caps since making his senior bow aged 20 back in 2019.
That haul moves him into joint-ninth on his country’s all-time scoring list alongside Agne Simonsson, having reached the mark in nine fewer appearances.
He still “trails Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s national record” of 62 goals by 35 strikes, although the former icon earned 80 more caps before retiring in 2023, according to Goal.
Saturday’s milestone unfolded in front of 51,049 spectators at the Strawberry Arena, “setting a new attendance record” for a men’s national team match at the venue, per social media updates.
That turnout surpassed the previous stadium benchmark of 49,967 set against England during its inaugural fixture in 2012.
Gyokeres will look to extend his streak when Sweden conclude their international window away against Poland on Tuesday.
Returning to north London, the ex-Sporting CP striker hopes to kickstart a domestic campaign that has yielded just two goals in 14 outings across all competitions.
Having hit 14 league goals in Arsenal’s title-winning campaign last term, he remains scoreless in seven Premier League games this season.