Yasin Ayari scored twice and Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres also got on the scoresheet as Sweden crushed Tunisia 5-1 in a Group F match at the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday.
Ayari got Sweden off to a flying start in the seventh minute, lashing home from the edge of the box after a poor Tunisian clearance. The Brighton midfielder kept his celebration muted — his father is Tunisian.
Isak made it two on the half-hour mark, finishing coolly after Gyökeres picked him out on the counter. The Liverpool striker cut inside and slotted past goalkeeper Mouhib Chamakh to double the lead.
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Tunisia had little to offer going forward but pulled one back just before the break through Omar Rekik, who got on the end of their first shot on target with a glancing header.
The second half was one-way traffic. Isak robbed a Tunisian defender high up the pitch and laid it off for Gyökeres, who made no mistake to restore the two-goal cushion just after the hour.
Substitute Svanberg added a fourth in the 84th minute after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review overturned an offside call. Ayari had the last word in the sixth minute of stoppage time, firing a long-range effort into the far corner to round off a memorable personal display.
Sweden go top of Group F on three points, ahead of the Netherlands and Japan, who earlier played out a 2-2 draw.
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