Tunisia endured a disappointing start to their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign after suffering a comprehensive 5-1 defeat to Sweden in a wGroup F encounter played in the early hours of Mowwwnday morning, Nigerian time.q for
Sweden took control of the contest early on when Yasin Ayari opened the scoring in the ninth minute, giving the Scandinavian side a dream start.
The lead was doubled in the 30th minute through Alexander Isak, who finished clinically to put Sweden firmly in command of the match.
Tunisia responded before the break as Omar Rekik pulled one back in the 43rd minute, reducing the deficit to 2-1 and offering his side hope heading into halftime.
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However, Sweden regained full control after the interval. Sporting striker Viktor Gyökeres restored the two-goal cushion in the 59th minute to make it 3-1.
Tunisia’s resistance faded in the closing stages as Mattias Svanberg added a fourth goal in the 84th minute before Ayari completed a memorable night by grabbing his second goal of the match deep into stoppage time, scoring in the 90+5th minute to seal a commanding 5-1 victory.
The result leaves Tunisia as the second African nation to lose at the ongoing World Cup, while Sweden’s emphatic win significantly boosts their hopes of progressing from Group F.
For Tunisia, attention now turns to their next group-stage fixture, where they will need a positive response to keep their qualification ambitions alive after a difficult opening outing.