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 **** an.
They will clinch qualification for the last 32 if they beat the Dutch in Houston on Saturday, and if they win and **** an fail to beat Tunisia they will top the group.
It is a remarkable turnaround for a team that finished bottom of their European qualifying group behind Switzerland, Kosovo and Slovenia.
Sweden scored just four goals and failed to muster a single victory in their six games. Potter, who replaced the Dane Jon Dahl Tomasson on a short-term deal with two games to go, was unable to stop their slide.
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 **** an.
They will clinch qualification for the last 32 if they beat the Dutch in Houston on Saturday, and if they win and **** an fail to beat Tunisia they will top the group.
It is a remarkable turnaround for a team that finished bottom of their European qualifying group behind Switzerland, Kosovo and Slovenia.
Sweden scored just four goals and failed to muster a single victory in their six games. Potter, who replaced the Dane Jon Dahl Tomasson on a short-term deal with two games to go, was unable to stop their slide.
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