According to the "Swedish Express" report, former Premier League coach Porter is currently the first choice to take over the Swedish national team, and the Swedish Football Association is expected to start negotiations with him in the near future.

After losing four rounds in the world preliminaries and finishing last in the group with just one point, the Swedish Football Association decided to fire the team's head coach Thomason, and the search for a successor is ongoing. According to multiple sources, Porter has become the Swedish Football Association's first choice and negotiations are expected to begin soon. After being sacked by West Ham in September, Porter has been idle at home. There have been contacts between the two sides. He has expressed his willingness to take over the Swedish national team.

Porter started his coaching career in Östersund, Sweden, in December 2010, taking the team from the fourth tier to the Swedish First Division and winning the Swedish Cup in 2017. In the 2017-18 season, Porter led his team to defeat Galatasaray and Thessaloniki to qualify for the Europa League, qualifying from a group including Athletic Bilbao and Hertha Berlin, and defeated the Premier League giant Arsenal 2-1 away in the second leg of the 1/16 finals, but was eliminated with a total score of 2-4.