Graham Potter extends contract as Sweden coach until 2030

[p]The 50-year-old, who made his name in Swedish ‌club football during a hugely ‌successful seven-year spell at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ostersund/dvUkoqAQ/"]Ostersund[/a] before managing Premier ‌League clubs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham ‌United[/a], took the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] job on a short-term contract in October 2025.[/p][p]"[b]To be able ‌to continue in this role ⁠means a ‌lot to me. I feel both a ​great pride and a great responsibility[/b]," Potter said in a statement ​published by the SvFF.[/p][p]"[b]It's a big day for me and a fantastic ⁠opportunity to do ​something important going forward ... Sweden is a football country with a proud history of teams that have made it ‌to the finals of major championships and competed there, which we want to return to[/b]."[/p][embed guid="ef0a1d09-0f9c-4e0b-aba4-7a9ef2db21c3" url="https://x.com/svenskfotboll/status/2032026379961737442" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sweden, whose poor performance in their World Cup qualifying group under Potter's predecessor Jon Dahl Tomasson led to the Dane's sacking, can still get to the tournament. They take ‌on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ukraine/j1JtDMwo/"]Ukraine[/a] in a playoff in ​Valencia, Spain, on March 26th.[/p][p]If Sweden ‌beat Ukraine they will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/poland/2HzmcynI/"]Poland[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/albania/ELP2K4oB/"]Albania[/a] in Stockholm on March 31st, with the winners qualifying for the World Cup in the ⁠US, Canada and ⁠Mexico starting ‌in June.[/p]