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Title: Gyokeres the saviour: How Arsenal's striker led Sweden from fiasco to World Cup fairy tale
Link: Original article on nytimes.com
Region: SE
Topics: tale; striker; led; goal; sweden; cup; potter; world; poland; fiasco; swedens; team; gyokeres; saviour; fairy; Graham Potter; Football pitch; FIFA World Cup; Anthony Elanga; Robert Lewandowski; Association football; Lucas Bergvall; Yasin Ayari; Gustav Svensson; Jon Dahl Tomasson; FIFA World Cup qualification; Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.; Newcastle United F.C.; Manager (association football); FC Barcelona
Datetime: 4/1/2026, 4:12:44 AM
Summary: “It was like an out-of-body experience,” said the English head coach, hired by his adoptive nation six months ago to try to save their 2026 World Cup dreams. At 37, this was surely his final World Cup campaign. He could still win three trophies over the next two months — with the World Cup waiting at the season’s end. Having the World Cup in the summer, as well as all the competitions we’re in with the club, is really exciting. And then I just said, ‘We’re going to the World Cup, baby’....

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