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Graham Potter Returns to Sweden as National Team Coach on World Cup Quest After Premier League Stint
- On Monday, the Swedish Football Association appointed Graham Potter as head coach of Sweden's national team.
- Jon Dahl Tomasson was dismissed after Sweden took one point from four qualifiers, with his contract terminated on 14 October following three straight losses.
- Potter, who coached Ostersund FK from 2011 to 2018 and was sacked by West Ham and Chelsea, said he is humbled and inspired by the assignment and aims to deliver at the highest level.
- The FA signed Potter for the ongoing qualifying period, covering November matches and a potential March playoff, with automatic extension if Sweden qualify for the World Cup finals.
- The FA has tasked Potter with turning around a struggling attack as Sweden, despite starting Liverpool striker Alexander Isak and Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres , failed to score in three matches and sit bottom of Group B.
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Graham Potter becomes the new national captain of the struggling men's national football team. "I'm very proud. When you're little you dream of the World Cup. To have the opportunity to help Sweden get there is incredibly exciting," the Englishman says at a press conference.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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