Potter: All players available ahead of World Cup opener against Tunisia

June 13, 2026

Graham Potter announced at a press conference in Monterrey that the entire Swedish squad is available for the World Cup opener against Tunisia.

The national team coach spoke at a press conference the day before the match. He stressed that defender Gabriel Gudmundsson, who missed training sessions due to illness, is now ready.

Potter responded diplomatically to a question about why he is popular among Swedish supporters. He linked it to the fact that he is not Danish, which caused laughter.

A journalist tried to ask a question in Portuguese to captain Victor Nilsson Lindelöf. FIFA however stopped the attempt since no interpreter was available.

Around 4 000 Swedish supporters are expected at the match at Estadio Monterrey.

What people are saying

Initial reactions on X center on Graham Potter's announcement that the full Swedish squad is available for the World Cup opener vs Tunisia, with users sharing lineups, squad lists, and player focus ahead of the match.

🇸🇪 Graham Potter inför VM-premiären: "Alla är tillgängliga"

Läs mer om dagens presskonferens ➡️ https://t.co/5OQNSyGB0a #vm2026 #landslaget pic.twitter.com/0ozxhQJzso

— Fotbolltransfers.com (@ftransfers) June 13, 2026

Sportbladet got a picture of Sebastian Larsson holding a paper that looks like it is the reserve eleven against Tunisia.

This would then be the starting eleven against Tunisia.

Nordfeldt - Bernhardsson, Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelöf, Gudmundsson/Stroud - Karlström, Ayari, Nygren… pic.twitter.com/Je2pzeWPMp

— 🇸🇪 (@SwedeStats) June 12, 2026

En vecka till VM: Sverige - Tunisien

Johansson
Lagerbielke - Hien - VNL

Bernhardsson- Karlström - Bergvall - Gudmundsson

Nygren
Gyökeres - Isak

— Max🦁🇸🇪 (@MaximumChelsea) June 8, 2026

Interview with Graham Potter about overcoming failure in his last two Premier League roles... 🔵⚒️

... to enjoying the "best moment of his career" with Sweden, sparking texts from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his joy at reaching the World Cup.🇸🇪https://t.co/15zF7pmcxn

— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) June 5, 2026

Graham Potter felt bruised after being sacked by West Ham United just six games into the new season.

Getting straight back onto the treadmill was not the plan.

But this wasn’t just any job. This was Sweden calling.

He explains the "out-of-body" experience he had when… pic.twitter.com/w173dB3KBc

— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) June 5, 2026

Sources

• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/brandaos-kupp-mot-vnl-fifa-gick-in-och-stoppade-det-hela/
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/potters-besked-alla-ar-tillgangliga/
• https://www.na.se/potters-besked-alla-ar-tillgangliga/
• https://www.dn.se/sport/beskedet-infor-premiaren-alla-ar-tillgangliga/
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/tusentals-svenskar-rustar-for-fest-i-monterrey-vi-gled-in-pa-en-rakmacka/
• https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/viktor-gyokeres-forvirring-eller-gor-vi-det-nej-ok
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/gyokeres-kanner-pressen-och-alskar-den-kommer-njuta/
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/svara-svenska-utmaningen-inte-hant-pa-36-ar/
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/lagerbielke-det-var-nastan-psykotiskt/
• https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/sa-ska-sverige-sara-tunisien-da-far-de-springa-mycket