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Ninety XI/June 15, 2026

In their World Cup opener, Sweden secured a 5-1 victory at Monterrey Stadium over Tunisia. The match saw a 2-1 scoreline at halftime before Sweden clinched the win.

Sweden started the match best and took the lead early when Yasin Ayari netted after 7 minutes, making it 1-0.

In the 30th minute Alexander Isak increased the lead for Sweden with an assist by Viktor Gyökeres.

Tunisia made it 2-1 after 43 minutes.

With 59 minutes on the clock Sweden's Viktor Gyökeres found the net following a Alexander Isak assist to double their lead.

Six minutes left to play Sweden's Mattias Svanberg increased the lead with an assist by Alexander Isak.

The 5-1 goal came in extra time when Yasin Ayari found the net for Sweden with an assist by Lucas Bergvall.

Sweden's next World Cup games are against Netherlands on 20 June and Japan on 26 June. Tunisia play Japan on 21 June and Netherlands on 26 June.

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