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Potter admits Sweden couldn't live with France in World Cup defeat

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Sweden head coach Graham Potter greets France's Didier Deschamps at the end of the 2026 World Cup round of 32 at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on June 30, 2026. [FRANCK FIFE / AFP]

Sweden coach Graham Potter admitted his side could not compete with a brilliant France team as they went out of the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat in the last 32 on Tuesday.

"The better team won, congratulations to France. I thought in terms of the game we had to be perfect and even if we were I'm not sure that would have been enough if I'm brutally honest, because the opponent was of a high level," the Englishman said.

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