Speaking to reporters after landing the Sweden job, Potter said: "First of all, I would like to thank the Swedish Football Association for this opportunity. I came to Sweden in 2011, with an opportunity in the fourth division of Swedish soccer [managing Ostersund]. So, sitting here now, as the coach, is a great, great honour for me. If feels exciting, incredible. I will now switch to English, because your ears are going to bleed if I carry on speaking too much bad Swedish.
"The most exciting thing about this job is that, when you are a kid, you dream of the World Cup, and the opportunity to help a country that is so close to my heart, and has played an incredibly important role in my career and my life. To have this opportunity to help get Sweden to a World Cup is incredibly exciting."
Sweden are currently fourth in the table in UEFA World Cup qualification Group B, with just one point from their opening four matches. They will need to win both of their final two games - against Switzerland and Slovenia - to be in with a chance of securing a play-off spot. Failing that, though, there is also a potential route to the play-offs courtesy of their strong performance in the Nations League, whereby the four best-ranked section winners will be awarded a play-off spot.
What is certain is that Sweden have a mountain to claim to guarantee their place at the showpiece tournament in North America next year, with the likes of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres needing to up their performance levels, with both having failed to score so far in what has been a drab World Cup qualifying campaign.