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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<\/span>.<\/p>\nThe British coach hired by sweden<\/span> In October, the national team finished a disastrous qualifying round with 2 draws and 4 losses out of 6 group stage games.<\/p>\nThe 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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? \u201d<\/p>\n
Viktor G\u00f6keres 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.<\/p>\n
“We weren’t perfect, but who cares?” Potter said. “We’re going to the World Cup, baby. Wow, well, I can’t analyze it.”<\/p>\n
After six tumultuous years in the Premier League with Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham, Potter landed his first international football job with Sweden.<\/p>\n
It was in this country back in 2011 that his coaching journey began in earnest. Ostersund<\/span>he led a small and unheralded team from the fourth division into Sweden’s top division.<\/p>\nNow he is going to the World Cup.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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