Graham Potter has said he will “dust off his cowboy hat” after fulfilling his short-term mission to lead Sweden to world goals. world cup.
The British coach hired by sweden In October, the national team finished a disastrous qualifying round with 2 draws and 4 losses out of 6 group stage games.
The Swedes, given a second chance to qualify for the play-offs by winning the Nations League the previous year against the lower group, made the most of it, defeating Ukraine in the semi-finals on Thursday and beating Poland 3-2 in Stockholm on Tuesday.
The World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico starting in June, and Sweden will play Group F against Tunisia, the Netherlands and Japan in Dallas.
Potter said he felt “unbelievable,” adding: “I’d have a beer and think, ‘Oh, I’m going to Dallas.'” I need to dust off my cowboy hat, right? ”
Viktor Gökeres scored Sweden’s winning goal in the 88th minute against Poland, and with two come-from-behind wins, victory looked likely in the final minutes.
“We weren’t perfect, but who cares?” Potter said. “We’re going to the World Cup, baby. Wow, well, I can’t analyze it.”
After six tumultuous years in the Premier League with Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham, Potter landed his first international football job with Sweden.
It was in this country back in 2011 that his coaching journey began in earnest. Ostersundhe led a small and unheralded team from the fourth division into Sweden’s top division.
Now he is going to the World Cup.
Potter will be hoping to get back some of his top players who missed the play-offs through injury, including Liverpool’s Alexander Isak and Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski.
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