Sweden to Learn from Loss to Netherlands in World Cup 2026 – Potter

Sweden head coach Graham Potter said his squad will learn from their 5‑1 defeat to the Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston.

Potter watched as his team were thumped at Houston Stadium on Saturday, with Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo each scoring twice for Ronald Koeman’s side.

The Netherlands were already four goals up when Anthony Elanga pulled one back in the 59th minute, but Crysencio Summerville added more glory for the Oranje late on.

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Potter acknowledged the Dutch superiority but emphasized that his developing team will take valuable lessons from this heavy loss into their crucial final group match against Japan.

Sweden now faces a decisive Group F fixture against Japan, with Potter stressing that the team needs to be more clinical with their finishing.

“Obviously, really disappointed. It was a tricky one to analyse, we did lots of good things,” Potter said.

“We attacked, had good opportunities, but you can’t concede that many and hope to win. We’ll learn a lot from the game.”

“We played against a good team. They hurt us in wide areas and one goal was from a long ball we didn’t deal with well.”