World Cup Warning with Sweden Star Isak 'Getting Stronger and Stronger'
Graham Potter said Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres will keep improving after both scored in Sweden’s 5-1 opening win over Tunisia.
- Sweden faces the Netherlands today in Houston for their Group F World Cup match, with Coach Graham Potter warning opponents that strikers Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres will improve as the tournament progresses.
- Potter, who took charge in October, described Sweden as a "work in progress" after the team barely qualified via the playoffs, emphasizing the squad must play to their strengths to compete at this level.
- Liverpool paid a British-record £125 million for Isak last summer, though he made only 14 appearances and scored three goals during an injury-interrupted season before showing promise in Sweden's 5-1 Tunisia opener.
- The Netherlands hold a 17-game unbeaten run in World Cup group stage matches, though Ronald Koeman's side were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in Dallas to open their tournament.
- Both Isak and Arsenal's Viktor Gyökeres scored during Sweden's 5-1 win against Tunisia, and Potter believes the pair will become a major threat as they gain chemistry after playing together just twice this year.
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Swedish striker Alexander Isak is "not yet at his maximum level" but "it will become stronger and stronger as the tournament progresses," said Friday's coach Graham Potter, on the eve of facing the Netherlands at the 2026 World Cup.
A former Super League player pays tribute to Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres before the World Cup match against the Netherlands.
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