GRAHAM Potter promised he would sing the national anthem before Sweden’s match against Tunisia… and he delivered!
The Sweden boss saw his side run out comfortable 5-1 winners in a one-sided affair in Guadalupe.
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Graham Potter sings along to Sweden’s national anthem Credit: Getty Images
Fans were left stunned by Potter’s impressive Swedish Credit: FIFA via Getty Images
But, it wasn’t the performance of the winning team that was the talking point.
Before the match, Potter stole the show with a rousing rendition of the Swedish national anthem, leaving fans in disbelief.
The moment caused plenty of reaction online from fans on X.
One fan wrote: “graham potter singing the swedish national anthem smdh.”
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Another posted: “Cheers to Graham Potter for learning the Swedish national anthem.”
A third shared: “Graham Potter singing the Swedish national anthem is absolutely killing me.”
While a fourth asked: “Why’s Graham Potter singing the Swedish national anthem?”
Earlier in the month, Potter revealed he was going to sing the national anthem on the touchline at the World Cup.
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He said: ““You go on to YouTube and you’ll see me singing it.
“Everybody has to make a choice, like I said, and for me, in that moment when I’m in Sweden and I’m representing the Swedish national team, then of course I feel part of the team, I feel part of the country, and it’s nice for me to do that.
“But I’m not saying that everybody should do that, of course.”
Potter, who is fluent in Swedish, has an affinity to the country.
Before stints at Brighton, Chelsea and West Ham, he managed Ostersund for seven years between 2011-2018.
Famously, his Ostersund beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates after qualifying for the Europa League in 2018.
