Sky Sports: Porter is close to coaching Sweden, aiming to qualify for the World Cup and currently at the bottom of the group

According to Sky Sports on October 18, Porter is close to becoming the head coach of the Swedish national team.

The media pointed out that Porter is close to reaching an agreement on coaching matters with the Swedish Football Association and will serve as the head coach of the Swedish team. His first task is to lead the team to the World Cup, but this task is very difficult. Sweden is currently ranked at the bottom of Group B of the European World Cup preliminaries, with only 1 point in 4 games. The ideal situation is to be promoted to second place in the group and qualify for the play-offs, but this means that they must win the remaining two games and hope that Kosovo will lose both games.

The Swedish Football Association discussed with Porter a short-term contract. He will take office immediately to catch up with the international match day next month, when Sweden will face the group leader Switzerland. For Sweden, this is a must-win game. If Porter can help Sweden qualify for the World Cup, his contract will be extended to the World Cup and possibly beyond.