The following Men’s Day will be a busy one for Swedish striker Alexander Isak.
The 27-year-old striker will look forward to making Sweden proud in consecutive group-stage matches of the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League.
Sweden will be competing against Bosnia and Herzegovina on November 15 at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden, following which they will face Poland on their home ground in Wroclaw on November 18.
All domestic leagues like the Premier League, La Liga, and even the Champions League will be paused until November 21. However, that is not the only reason why Isak will be busy.
The striker, like many enthusiastic video game buffs, is awaiting the official release of Grand Theft Auto 6 [GTA 6].
They have a strong reason: the gap between the release of the two versions of the video game has been more than a decade. GTA V was launched on September 17, 2013, by Rockstar Games. The new version of the video game will be unveiled at midnight on November 19, coincidentally a few hours after the match between Sweden and Poland.
Isak is well known in the gaming fandom. He has revealed his interest in gaming and has highlighted games like Grand Theft Auto (GTA), Minecraft, and Call of Duty as some of his favorites.
Isak even joked about making time out of his ‘busy schedule’ to play GTA 6 once it comes out in a press briefing days before the upcoming clash against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A reporter couldn’t hold himself back during a press conference. He simply asked if Isak is awaiting the release of GTA 6, given that he’s into video games. Isak simply replied,
“Yeah, so I think it’ll be difficult to reach me from the 19th, when it comes out. I’ll be locked in.”
When the reporter further asked if he’d cleared his schedule specifically to play those video games, Isak simply replied with a straight face,
“That’s the plan!”
🚨🇸🇪 Alexander Isak on the release of GTA 6: “Yeah, so I think it’ll be difficult to reach me from the 19th, when it comes out. I’ll be locked in. That’s the plan.” 😂 https://t.co/LEhQQRo8pQ
— James Wathland (@JamesWathland) November 12, 2026
Fans posted multiple reactions to the same. One user found Isak’s views about GTA VI relatable, as he wrote,
@JamesWathland relatable. i’d also ghost everyone for gta 6 if i had zero real life deadlines to hit.
— Chen (@chenzhangreal) November 12, 2026
The French page of GTA VI praised Isak for the same, as they wrote,
@JamesWathland Honestly, that’s the only sensible plan 😂 Vice City and Leonida will keep anyone locked in for weeks. Hope the coaching staff is ready for some radio silence!
— GTA VI France 🌴 (@gtavifrancecom) November 12, 2026
One user even joked that Isak could miss out on Liverpool’s upcoming game against Manchester United if he’s that serious about GTA VI, as he wrote,
“Bro gonna miss the United game to play GTA”
Isak was last seen in action in the Premier League match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace held on November 8 at Selhurst Park, which the Reds won by a comfortable margin of 3-1.
Isak scored the third and penultimate goal for the Reds in the match in the 89th minute, taking his individual tally to seven goals in the 2026-27 Premier League season.
This is just two goals behind Haaland, who is leading the overall tally with a total of nine goals for Manchester City in the 2026-27 season.
Isak will be looking forward to giving Sweden consecutive victories in the UEFA Nations League, before enjoying the fruits of his hard work with a session of GTA 6 as the icing on the cake.
