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System ID: jl-8de2ca1e5c92ca5b1ca3d30c2919ce83
Title: The unlikely story of the first English manager to reach a World Cup final
Link: Original article on theguardian.com
Region: GB
Topics: reach; raynor; cup; manager; english; success; way; sweden; final; took; team; football; unlikely; job; world; George Raynor; Graham Potter; FIFA World Cup; Association football; Walter Winterbottom; Amateur sports; Olympic medal; Italy national football team; Manager (association football); Midfielder; Swedish Football Association; Swiss Super League; Ice hockey
Datetime: 3/25/2026, 10:00:04 AM
Summary: Potter is unlikely to win an Olympic gold medal or lead Sweden to the World Cup final but that was not the aim for Raynor either. Swedish football was very different when Raynor took the job in the 1940s. The FA secretary Stanley Rous recognised his aptitude for coaching and recommended Raynor for the Sweden job. Sweden took the lead in the fourth minute courtesy of Lindholm, but Vavá equalised and then gave Brazil the lead before half-time. Raynor, the first English manager to reach a World Cup final, hoped his extensive international CV would help him to secure a job back home....
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