
- Full Time
- Y. Ayari90 + 6'
- D. Svensson on for A. Bernhardsson90 + 1'
- A. Elanga on for A. Isak90'
- M. Svanberg Goal awarded86'
- M. Svanberg on for J. Karlström84'
- 84'F. Chaouat on for A. Ben Slimane
- M. Svanberg84'
- 83'I. Gharbi on for R. Khedira
- 72'H. Mahmoud on for Y. Valery
- 72'S. Tounekti on for E. Saad
- 72'E. Achouri on for E. Skhiri
- L. Bergvall on for B. Nygren65'
- E. Stroud on for G. Gudmundsson65'
- V. Gyökeres59'
- 54'R. Khedira
- Half Time
- 43'O. Rekik
- A. Isak30'
- Y. Ayari7'
- Kick Off
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Yasin Ayari2 - 2
Mattias Svanberg1 - 3Omar Rekik1
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1
Viktor Gyökeres5 - 2
Alexander Isak3 - 3
Yasin Ayari2
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1
Yasin Ayari3 - 2Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida3
- 3Hadj Mahmoud2
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1
Alexander Isak2 - 2
Viktor Gyökeres1 - 3
Lucas Bergvall1
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1
Viktor Gyökeres4 - 2Hannibal Mejbri3
- 3
Alexander Isak2
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1
Victor Lindelöf51 - 2
Isak Hien48 - 3Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida46
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1
Yan Valery3 - 2
Benjamin Nygren2 - 3Hannibal Mejbri2
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1
Ellyes Skhiri2 - 2
Isak Hien1 - 3
Yasin Ayari1
Sweden made a huge statement as they thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in their opening game at the 2026 World Cup on Monday morning (BST).
Brighton’s Yasin Ayari opened the scoring after just seven minutes with a powerful long-range strike after Tunisia failed to clear efforts from Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres. The two strikers then got to work, each setting up the other for a goal either side of half-time to put the Scandinavians in a commanding position.
Mattias Svanberg put the cherry on top with a late strike just 12 seconds after coming off the bench, a World Cup record. Ayari then added his second brilliant goal from distance with practically the final kick of the game.
Tunisia did manage to pull a goal back just before half-time, with Omar Rekik heading home an excellent cross from Hannibal. However, the North African side were second-best throughout and now have a mountain to climb with the Netherlands and Japan still to play.
Sweden will now prepare to face the Netherlands in Houston, while Tunisia must get a result against Japan in Monterrey, or face the reality of being all but eliminated.
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