The national team's manager has been busy these days preparing the players for the international match against Norway on Monday and everything that awaits in Dallas, Monterrey and Houston.
And hopefully more than that, says Potter.
The World Cup focus is on training at Bosön and the national arena in Solna.
But an important piece in Potter's construction is missing.
Has landed in Budapest
Viktor Gyökeres has landed in Budapest after a week of training at Arsenal's London Colney facility in Hertfordshire. The club's final match of the season is also the biggest - the Champions League final on Saturday night at the Puskás Aréna. There, Gyökeres has the chance to become the first Swede since Henrik Larsson in 2006 to win club football's premier title.
Gyökeres will have a few days off after the final. He will join the national team in time for the group's departure to Dallas on June 6.
Potter is certainly on his side, praising Gyökeres and giving a high rating to his first season at Arsenal. The Englishman has a hard time with the criticism that has been directed at the striker from some quarters.
“Too much criticism”
"I find it fascinating, but it's part of our world these days. The way I see it, he's gotten way too much criticism. He's adapted to a new team in a new country in a new league and a different way of playing. Even though they won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final and he's scored a lot of goals, he's got to take criticism. That's the way it is. There's nothing you can do about it. I think he's handled it incredibly well," Potter said.
Potter also highlights Gyökeres's importance to the national team and how the 27-year-old performed in the playoff matches against Ukraine and Poland.
"He contributed the absolute best version of himself. A team player with individual qualities. He was incredibly good," says Graham Potter.
Viktor Gyökeres's hat-trick against Ukraine in Valencia took the national team to the final against Poland. There, he scored the 3-2 goal in the 88th minute, guaranteeing a Swedish World Cup summer in North America.
1969: Kurt Hamrin's Milan won the final against Inge Danielsson's Ajax 2–1.
1970: Ove Kindvall decided the final for his Feyenoord by scoring the 2-1 goal against Celtic.
1974: Conny Torstensson was part of Bayern Munich's winning team that won the rematch against Atletico Madrid 4–0.
1975: Björn Andersson and Conny Torstensson were both in the Bayern team that beat Leeds 2-0. Torstensson was also part of Bayern's victory in 1976 but missed the final due to injury.
1999: Jesper Blomqvist played from the start when Manchester United turned things around in the final minutes and beat Bayern Munich 2–1.
2001: Patrik Andersson caused a penalty and missed a penalty. But Bayern Munich still became champions after a penalty shootout and 6–5 in the final against Joachim Björklund's Valencia.
2006: Substitute Henrik Larsson played in both goals as Barcelona turned a 0–1 deficit into 2–1 against Fredrik Ljungberg's Arsenal.
