Sweden Strikes Tunisia with Five Goals in the World Cup

The Tunisian national team suffered a heavy defeat against Sweden with a score of (5-1) in their match during the first round of Group F in the 2026 World Cup, complicating the "Carthage Eagles'" position early in the race to qualify for the second round.

The Swedish national team entered the match with strength and succeeded in imposing its rhythm from the early minutes, with Yasin Ayari opening the scoring early in the seventh minute, before Alexander Isak doubled the score in the 30th minute, taking advantage of his team's clear dominance during most of the first half.

Despite the difficulties faced by the Tunisian team, Omar Rekik managed to restore hope before the end of the first half by reducing the deficit in the 43rd minute following a pass from Hannibal Mejbri, ending the first half with Sweden leading (2-1).

With the start of the second half, Tunisia tried to get back into the game, but the Swedish team continued its offensive effectiveness and dealt a strong blow to its opponent through Viktor Gyökeres, who scored the third goal in the 59th minute after a decisive pass from Isak.

The Swedish surge did not stop there, as Mattias Svanberg added the fourth goal in the 84th minute, capitalizing on a new pass from Alexander Isak, before Yasin Ayari concluded the goal fest with his second personal goal and the fifth for his national team in injury time.

At the level of statistics, the Swedish team excelled offensively, having taken 13 shots compared to only 6 for Tunisia. The number of shots on target was 7 for Sweden compared to only 2 for the Tunisian team, while ball possession was close between the two teams, with Sweden at 51% and Tunisia at 49%.

With this heavy defeat, the Tunisian national team begins its World Cup journey disappointingly, making it imperative for them to deliver a strong response in the next two matches against Japan and the Netherlands if they wish to keep their hopes alive for reaching the round of 16.