Sweden Boss Potter Eyes Redemption at World Cup
Graham Potter’s team can clinch a last-32 berth with a win over the Dutch after a 5-1 opening rout of Tunisia.
- Sweden hammered Tunisia 5-1 in Mexico on Sunday, seizing control of Group F after the Netherlands drew 2-2 with Japan.
- Head coach Graham Potter took charge of Sweden in October to reset both coach and team, guiding them to the brink of World Cup knockouts.
- Star forwards Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres scored against Tunisia while Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari netted twice; Potter said they are "a real threat."
- Sweden will clinch qualification for the last 32 if they beat the Dutch in Houston on Saturday, facing "one of the favourites for the competition," Potter said.
- The Scandinavians, who reached the 1958 World Cup final and finished third at USA 1994, are aiming to add a new chapter to their rich history.
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Potter eyes redemption at World Cup
Graham Potter took charge of Sweden in October with both coach and team in need of a reset. Now they are one game from the World Cup knockouts. The Swedes hammered Tunisia 5-1 in their opening game in Mexico on Sunday to seize control of Group F, after the Netherlands were held 2-2 by Japan. They will clinch qualification for the last 32 if they beat the Dutch in Houston on Saturday, and if they win and Japan fail to beat Tunisia they will top t…
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Sweden is experiencing a very inconsistent run-up to the World Cup, but after the 5-1 win over Tunisia, it is a celebration in the country.
Graham Potter is likely to field the same starting eleven as against Tunisia – unless Lucas Bergvall is given the chance before Benjamin Nygren. Here is the preliminary eleven.
[Houston, Kyodo] Sweden, who are currently leading Group F in the first round of the tournament, held a press conference at Houston Stadium on the 19th ahead of their second match against the Netherlands, and manager Potter expressed confidence in the destructive power of their two strikers. Regarding Jokeres and Isak, who both scored in the 5-1 victory against Tunisia, he said, "Individual
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