- Sweden secured a dominant 5-1 victory over Tunisia in their World Cup opener, with Brighton's Yasin Ayari scoring twice for the Swedish side.
- Alexander Isak, making a strong return from injury, was instrumental, scoring Sweden's second goal and assisting Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres for the third after capitalising on a defensive error.
- Despite Tunisia's impressive qualifying record without conceding a goal, they were behind within seven minutes when Ayari opened the scoring from outside the box.
- Tunisia briefly reduced the deficit before half-time through Omar Rekik's header, but Sweden re-established their control in the second half, with Gyokeres scoring after Isak dispossessed captain Ellyes Skhiri.
- Mattias Svanberg added a fourth goal, confirmed by VAR overturning an initial offside decision, and Ayari completed his brace in the closing seconds to seal Sweden's comprehensive win.
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