The Swede No. 1, who has undoubtedly failed to live up to his established reputation after coming to Bramall Lane on loan from AS Roma, was beaten by Alvaro Morata’s strike in the 86th minute when Spain booked their place in Qatar.

Olsen and Co. must, however, navigate the tricky playoffs if they are to join them, having failed to secure the victory that would have sealed automatic qualification.

Olsen, who has not covered himself in honor in recent weeks in conceding goals against Millwall and Blackburn, was in the name of justice unhappy to concede Morata’s late winning goals.

The Swede managed excellently to tip Dani Olmo’s thunderous effort from a long distance on his own crossbar – only to see the ball bounce against the unmarked Morata, who had the easiest task to lift it home and book his country’s place in Qatar 2022.

Olsen’s team ended the match without a shot on goal and after having 28 percent ball possession, but striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic insisted that Sweden played “a very good match”.

“We played a good match, a very good match. We made a mistake on goal and they got a shot off and scored from the return, he said.

– Otherwise it was a good performance overall. We had good chances, better chances than Spain had. “

Elsewhere, Portugal were also sentenced to the play-offs after a defeat to Serbia in injury time, with Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrović leading the way – his 23rd goal in 22 matches for club and country this season, and his eleventh in his last seven matches.