Sweden vs Tunisia — World Cup, Group Stage - 1 (15 June 2026)
World Cup Group Stage - 1 
Estadio BBVA
Sweden vs Tunisia
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Sweden's front line tears Tunisia apart in emphatic 5-1 opener
Sweden vs Tunisia finished 5-1 as Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres drove the opener, with Yasin Ayari scoring in the 7th and 90+6th.
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Sweden vs Tunisia preview: Gudmundsson illness and front-two gamble shape opener
Sweden's World Cup opener against Tunisia is defined by Gabriel Gudmundsson's illness concern, Potter's selection choices and a Gyökeres-Isak gamble.
Lineups & ratings
Sweden
3-1-4-2 Coach Graham Potter
3
23
Nordfeldt
9 ↓90'
17
21 ↓90'
Bernhardsson
5 ↓65'
10 ↓65'
16 ↓84'
2
Lagerbielke
4
18
- 7 Lucas Bergvall for B. Nygren
- 24 Elliot Stroud for G. Gudmundsson
- 19 Mattias Svanberg for J. Karlstrom
- 8 Daniel Svensson for A. Bernhardsson
- 11 Anthony Elanga for A. Isak
- 1 Jacob Widell Zetterström
- 6 Herman Johansson
- 12 Viktor Johansson
- 13 Ken Sema
- 14
- 15 Carl Starfelt
- 20
- 22 Besfort Zeneli
- 25 Gustaf Nilsson
- 26 Taha Abdi Ali
Tunisia
5-3-2 Coach Sabri Lamouchi
20 ↓72'
Valery
17 ↓72'
Skhiri
13 ↓83'
2
Abdi
3
Talbi
21
Hmida
4
Rekik
10
25 ↓83'
8 ↓72'
Saad
1
Chamakh
- 7 Elias Achouri for E. Skhiri
- 15 Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud for Y. Valery
- 26 Sebastian Tounekti for E. Saad
- 11 Ismael Gharbi for R. Khedira
- 19 Firas Chaouat for A. Slimane
- 5 Adem Arous
- 6 Dylan Bronn
- 9 Hazem Mastouri
- 12 Mortadha Ben Ouanes
- 14 Khalil Ayari
- 16 Aymen Dahmen
- 18 Rayan Elloumi
- 22 Sabri Ben Hessen
- 23 Moataz Nefati
- 24 Raed Chikhaoui
Bench · Sweden
- 7 Lucas Bergvall for B. Nygren
- 24 Elliot Stroud for G. Gudmundsson
- 19 Mattias Svanberg for J. Karlstrom
- 8 Daniel Svensson for A. Bernhardsson
- 11 Anthony Elanga for A. Isak
- 1 Jacob Widell Zetterström
- 6 Herman Johansson
- 12 Viktor Johansson
- 13 Ken Sema
- 14
- 15 Carl Starfelt
- 20
- 22 Besfort Zeneli
- 25 Gustaf Nilsson
- 26 Taha Abdi Ali
Bench · Tunisia
- 7 Elias Achouri for E. Skhiri
- 15 Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud for Y. Valery
- 26 Sebastian Tounekti for E. Saad
- 11 Ismael Gharbi for R. Khedira
- 19 Firas Chaouat for A. Slimane
- 5 Adem Arous
- 6 Dylan Bronn
- 9 Hazem Mastouri
- 12 Mortadha Ben Ouanes
- 14 Khalil Ayari
- 16 Aymen Dahmen
- 18 Rayan Elloumi
- 22 Sabri Ben Hessen
- 23 Moataz Nefati
- 24 Raed Chikhaoui