Jacob Widell Zetterström in goal, Elliot Stroud at left wing-back, Gabriel Gudmundsson in central defense, Anthony Elanga up top with Victor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak. And, of course, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf as defensive midfield anchor.
We had analysed the game against the Netherlands and what we needed to improve. We had to defend the penalty area and the wings better.
I decided to use Jacob's qualities. I think he's a fantastic goalkeeper. You can see what he brings to the team. He made some really good saves.
Of course, and of course after the heroic effort in Texas: The national team captain's effort wouldn't have worked if the players hadn't stuck to the plan and given everything for each other, for the shirt and for the country.
Got his result
"As a coach, you can come up with any idea you want, but if the players can't or won't, it's hard to do anything. Today the boys were fantastic," Potter said.
It was not a match that goes down in the proud history of the Swedish national team in terms of performance. But who cares. It's about achieving results. That's where the performance at Dallas Stadium ranks highly among evenings - or rather nights - that Swedish football fans will never forget.
We could have been better in the first half with the ball. We were clearly the better team in the second half.
Among many other players, he praises Viktor Gyökeres for the striker's enormous work rate but also notes:
We are still working on getting the best out of him and Alexander Isak.
Potter is a big fan of Hajime Moriyasu's fast, technical, hard-working Japan, and his own team was pitted against a team the Englishman hailed as "one of the most well-functioning teams at international level at the moment".
Lindelöf with cramp
I'm still impressed. A really tough team to face, organized, working hard, you don't get anything for free. That's why I'm so happy with the players. I think we played a really good game, Potter said.
Where the World Cup adventure continues will be decided in a day or two. Sweden will miss out on Brazil in Houston, but could face Germany in Boston or France or Norway in New York in the round of 16. Team captain Victor Nilsson Lindelöf should be back in time for that match. He was substituted in the final stages because of a cramp.
