Head coach of the Swedish national team Graham Potter commented on his team's defeat in the 1/16 final match of the 2026 Emergency against France (0:3).

" I think that in terms of the game we needed to perform perfectly, and supposedly we played like that, I don’t know what would have been enough, because honestly, the opponent was of a very high level.

I have no complaints about the Gravians. After I told them that I don’t respect the defeat of France by gunfire, they are the best team, and they have a bunch of high-class graves. If you admire the career and track record of the French team and compare them with ours, then we are a young team that is developing, which, I am confident, has a lot of good things ahead of it.

I think we had a special tournament, which will help us grow and take into account. Coming here after a defeat to the Netherlands (1:5), and also winning a necessary point in the match against Japan (1:1) was fantastic for the Gravians. It is our responsibility to be aware of this.

We have more than ten debutants at the World Championships, which is a real highlight of the French team. So we will become obov’yazkovo stealing zavdyaki tsyomu. We have evidence, we are playable, programmable, we grow as a team, as a speciality. I think it’s our fault to be amazed at today’s match,” quote Potter France24.

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