Boom! Controlled Explosion Goes Horribly Wrong During Sweden’s World Cup Training Sweden’s national team was in the middle of practice at Toyota Stadium when a nearby demolition suddenly went sideways — sending massive chunks of structure crashing into the stands right next to where the players were training.

Sweden’s World Cup squad experienced a scary moment during training on Wednesday when a controlled demolition at a nearby construction site went wrong at Toyota Stadium.

The team was training at FC Dallas’s home stadium while renovation work continued around the venue. Construction crews were using explosives to bring down part of a structure, but the demolition did not go as planned.

According to team officials, the structure fell the wrong way and crashed into part of the stadium seating near the training area. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and the Swedish team continued training as scheduled.

Players and staff could see the damage afterward, with debris still visible inside the stadium. Photos from the session showed the damaged seating section in the background while the team carried on with its preparations for the next match.

Team Reacts After Construction Mishap

National team manager Stefan Pettersson described the incident after training.

“They were trying to demolish something, and it looks like it fell in the wrong direction. Luckily, no one was hurt,” Pettersson said.

He added that workers likely used an explosive device during the demolition attempt.

“They probably used an explosive device, and then something went wrong. We can use the entire pitch and all other areas as usual,” he said.

Defender Besfort Zeneli said the sudden collapse caught players by surprise.

“I just thought ‘What happened? As far as I know, there wasn’t a storm.’ How did the collapse occur then?” Zeneli said.

The incident did not affect Sweden’s preparations for its final Group F match against Japan. The team completed training as scheduled despite the unusual backdrop.

Sweden enters the match in third place in Group F. The team sits one point behind both Japan and the Netherlands with one group-stage game remaining.

Alexander Isak and his teammates need a strong result against Japan to keep their hopes alive and secure a place in the knockout stage.

Sweden opened the World Cup with a 5-1 win over Tunisia before losing 5-1 to the Netherlands. Those results left the group standings tightly contested heading into the final round of matches.