FIFA World Cup

Sweden vs Tunisia, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Sweden
  • 7': Yasin Ayari
  • 30': Alexander Isak
  • 59': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 84': Mattias Svanberg
  • 90'+6': Yasin Ayari
FT
5 - 1
Tunisia
  • 43': Omar Rekik

Yasin Ayari scores twice as Sweden routs Tunisia 5-1

Yasin Ayari scored twice, while Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres were also on target as Sweden cruised to a dominant 5-1 victory over Tunisia to move atop World Cup Group F.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Yan Valery (Tunisia).
  • 3': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yasin Ayari following a fast break.
  • 6': Delay in match (Sweden).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Goal! Sweden 1, Tunisia 0. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 10': Handball by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
  • 11': Foul by Rani Khedira (Tunisia).
  • 11': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane is caught offside.
  • 16': Omar Rekik (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Sweden).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Elias Saad (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
  • 22': Elias Saad (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
  • 22': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Goal! Sweden 2, Tunisia 0. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres following a fast break.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Rani Khedira (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 31': Offside, Tunisia. Elias Saad is caught offside.
  • 33': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
  • 41': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Sweden).
  • 43': Goal! Sweden 2, Tunisia 1. Omar Rekik (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
  • 45'+1': Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sweden 2, Tunisia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 2, Tunisia 1.
  • 47': Foul by Yan Valery (Tunisia).
  • 47': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
  • 50': Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
  • 51': Elias Saad (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlström.
  • 54': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
  • 54': Rani Khedira (Tunisia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Isak Hien.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Montassar Talbi (Tunisia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
  • 58': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Yan Valery (Tunisia).
  • 59': Goal! Sweden 3, Tunisia 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  • 62': Corner, Tunisia. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
  • 63': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 63': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
  • 65': Substitution, Sweden. Elliot Stroud replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson because of an injury.
  • 65': Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Benjamin Nygren.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gustaf Lagerbielke.
  • 66': Offside, Tunisia. Anis Ben Slimane is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Tunisia. Elias Achouri replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 72': Substitution, Tunisia. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Elias Saad.
  • 72': Substitution, Tunisia. Hadj Mahmoud replaces Yan Valery.
  • 73': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Sebastian Tounekti (Tunisia).
  • 75': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).
  • 75': Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Hadj Mahmoud.
  • 77': Handball by Isak Hien (Sweden).
  • 78': Offside, Tunisia. Elias Achouri is caught offside.
  • 83': Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
  • 83': Substitution, Tunisia. Ismaël Gharbi replaces Rani Khedira.
  • 84': Substitution, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 84': Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Jesper Karlström.
  • 84': Goal! Sweden 4, Tunisia 1. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Isak following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 86': VAR Decision: Goal Sweden 4-1 Tunisia (Mattias Svanberg).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Abdelmouhib Chamakh (Tunisia). Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 88': Offside, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat is caught offside.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 90': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Mohamed Amine Ben Hmida.
  • 90': Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Alexander Isak.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Sweden. Daniel Svensson replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 90'+2': Elias Achouri (Tunisia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Elias Achouri (Tunisia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Sweden).
  • 90'+3': Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ali Abdi (Tunisia).
  • 90'+4': Offside, Tunisia. Firas Chaouat is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Sweden 5, Tunisia 1. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Bergvall.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sweden 5, Tunisia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sweden 5, Tunisia 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 1
51.3 Possession 48.7
6 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
292 Accurate Passes 278
371 Passes 356
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 58
24 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 6
13 Effective Clearances 23
13 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Estadio BBVA
Location: Guadalupe, Mexico
Attendance: 50,987

FIFA World Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 3 +6 7
2 Japan 3 +4 5
3 Sweden 3 0 4
4 Tunisia 3 -10 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SWE Sweden (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
4 Isak Hien
3 Victor Lindelöf
2 Gustaf Lagerbielke
16 Jesper Karlström
18 Yasin Ayari
10 Benjamin Nygren
5 Gabriel Gudmundsson
21 Alexander Bernhardsson
9 Alexander Isak
17 Viktor Gyökeres
Sweden Substitutes:
Mattias Svanberg, Daniel Svensson, Gustaf Nilsson, Elliot Stroud, Viktor Johansson, Besfort Zeneli, Hjalmar Ekdal, Eric Smith, Anthony Elanga, Lucas Bergvall, Herman Johansson, Jacob Widell Zetterström, Taha Ali, Ken Sema, Carl Starfelt.

TUN Tunisia (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Mouhib Chamakh (GK)
3 Montassar Talbi
21 Mohamed Amine Ben Hamida
4 Omar Rekik
2 Ali Abdi
20 Yan Valery
17 Ellyes Skhiri
10 Hannibal Mejbri
13 Rani Khedira Yellow Card
25 Anis Slimane
8 Elias Saad
Tunisia Substitutes:
Adem Arous, Khalil Ayari, Sebastian Tounekti, Dylan Bronn, Ismaël Gharbi, Hazem Mastouri, Moutaz Neffati, Elias Achouri, Raed Chikhaoui, Mohamed Hadj Mahmoud, Aymen Dahmen, Firas Chaouat, Rayan Elloumi, Mortadha Ben Ouanes, Sabri Ben Hessen.

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