Potter on France: Immense challenge
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Potter on France: Immense challenge as Sweden face France in World Cup round of 16

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Sweden will face France in the round of 32 of the World Cup. That became clear after Spain defeated Uruguay on Saturday night. "It will be a fantastic match, a match you dreamed of experiencing as a child," said national team captain Graham Potter.

The match will be played in New Jersey on Tuesday at 11:00 PM local time in Sweden. France, tipped to win, will field stars like Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé.

It's one of the best teams in the world and we, of course, have great respect for them, but we're really looking forward to the match, says Graham Potter, according to the Swedish Football Association's website.

They have world-class players in all parts of the team, they have won the World Cup before, they have a coach who knows how to win games, so it is an incredible challenge. But that is exactly what we expect in a World Cup knockout match.

France's path was made clearer by Spain's landslide victory over Uruguay last night. This came after Spain's Álex Baena scored the only goal in the 42nd minute.

Uruguay tried in vain to change the game by replacing the team's star Federico Valverde with Federico Viñas - but failed to change the outcome.

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