◤FIFA World Cup in United States, Canada and Mexico◢ Yasin Ayari scores with two wonder-strikes as Sweden thrashed Tunisia by 5-1..

Sweden thrashed Tunisia 5-1 in their opening Group F match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in United States, Canada and Mexico at the Monterrey Stadium in Mexico on Monday.

In the first half, Ayari scored following a stunning long-range follow-up shot, Isak scored and ended his goal drought, while Rekik scored with a header. In the second half, Gyökeres scored by volleying the ball into the net, while Svanberg, who came on as a substitute, immediately scored from a free kick. At the crucial moment, Ayari scored from a stunning long-range strike. Ultimately, Sweden defeated Tunisia 5-1. After this round of matches, Sweden leads the group with 3 points; Tunisia sits at the bottom with 0 points.

First Half

In the 5th minute, Gabriel Gudmundsson made a straight pass down the left flank, and Victor Gyökeres quickly followed up, got the ball, dribbled and cuts into the left side of the box before volleying with his right foot, but his shot flew high and went out of the pitch.

2 minutes later, Sweden launched a deadly quick counter-attack. Gyökeres intercepted the ball and volleyed with his left foot from the center of the box. His shot was initially parried and cleared off not far away by Montassar Talbi. Upon picking up the loose ball, Yasin Ayari took a right-footed long shot from outside the box, which flew straight into the top right corner of the empty net that turned into a stunning wonder-strike. Sweden broke the deadlock early to take a 1-0 lead! Due to his Tunisian heritage, Ayari, out of respect, refused to celebrate excessively after scoring.

In the 30th minute, Gyökeres passes horizontally from near the midfield center circle, and Alexander Isak quickly got the ball, dribbled and cuts into the left side of the box before volleying the ball into the bottom right corner of the net with his right foot, extending Sweden's lead to 2-0! The Liverpool striker finally broke his two-month goal drought in competitive matches and also scored his 18th international goal!

13 minutes later, Hannibal Mejbri crossed into the box from the right wing, where Omar Rekik rose high and scored with a header, Tunisia pulled a goal back at 2-1! This is the former Manchester City and Arsenal young player's first international goal!

At halftime, Sweden temporarily enter the break leading Tunisia by 2-1.

Second Half

Both teams switched sides as the match continued. In the 59th minute, Sweden launched a deadly quick counter-attack. Ellyes Shkiri made an error while clearing the ball in his own back half. Isak intercepted the ball and passes horizontally from the attacking third. Gyökeres quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before volleying the ball into the bottom left corner of the emty net from the right side of the box, extending Sweden's lead to 3-1! This iss the Arsenal striker's 19th goal in all competitions for his club and country in 2026!

In the 84th minute, Sweden earned a deadly free-kick opportunity. Ayari took the free-kick by crossing it into the box from the outside penalty area. Upon receiving the pass, Isak passes horizontally from the right side of the box. Upon receiving the pass, Mattias Svanberg volleyed the ball into the bottom right corner of the net with his right foot from the center of the box. However, the linesman immediately raised his flag for offside! Later, after VAR intervention, the VAR playback showed that Svanberg was not offside, hence the goal was ruled valid! Sweden extended their lead to 4-1! Svanberg, who scored just 18 seconds after coming on as a substitute, broke the record for the fastest goal by a substitute in this World Cup!

In the 6th minute of stoppage time, Ismaël Gharbi made an error while clearing the ball in his own back half. Lucas Bergvall intercepted the ball and passes horizontally it from the right wing. Ayari quickly followed up, got the ball and took a few steps before taking a powerful right-footed long shot from outside the penalty area, which sees the ball flew straight into the top left corner of the net, turning into a stunning wonder-strike that left Chamakh helpless! Sweden ends their thrashing of Tunisia at 5-1! The Brighton wonderkid becomes the third player in this World Cup so far, after Folarin Balogun (USA) and Kai Havertz (Germany), to score twice in the opening match!

When the final whistle is blown, Sweden thrashed Tunisia by 5-1.

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