Former West Ham manager Graham Potter has been appointed as the new head coach of Sweden.

The 50-year-old has taken the role on an initial short-term basis to help steer Sweden’s struggling World Cup qualification campaign back on track.

“I am very humbled by the assignment, but also incredibly inspired. Sweden has fantastic players who perform in the world’s best leagues during the weeks,” Potter said. “My job will be to create the conditions so that we as a team deliver at the highest level to take Sweden to the World Cup next summer.”

Sweden had been searching for a new head coach following the dismissal of Jon Dahl Tomasson after a 1-0 defeat to Kosovo on 13 October, a result that ended their hopes of automatic qualification from Group B.

Despite missing out on a top-two finish, Sweden can still qualify for the play-offs thanks to their strong performance in the 2024-25 Nations League, where they topped their group.

Potter was relieved of his duties at West Ham at the end of September after a poor start to the Premier League season.