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Image source, Getty ImagesA dream start for Sweden.
Summary
Sweden put five past Tunisia in World Cup opener
Ayari scores brilliant double on tournament debut
Rekik had pulled goal Tunisia before break
Elsewhere in Group, Netherlands and Japan drew 2-2 on Sunday
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A goal and an assist for Viktor Gyokeres.
A goal and two assists for Alexander Isak.
Not a bad way to kick off your World Cup campaign.
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19 goals in 4 games. A great day of Mundiales.
Nick, West Midlands
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FT: Sweden 5-1 Tunisia
Five goals today. Here's the first:
Media caption, 'Thunderbolt!' - Brighton's Ayari scores stunner for Sweden
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Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveYasin Ayari has been outstanding. Once it comes to him, it is a great strike and he drills that in to the bottom corner with fantastic technique.
We saw he didn't really celebrate for his first goal but he definitely celebrated that one.
FULL-TIMEpublished at 04:57 BST
Sweden 5-1 Tunisia
A BIG win for Sweden to begin their World Cup campaign
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GOAL - Sweden 5-1 Tunisiapublished at 04:56 BST
Yasin Ayari (90+6 mins)
It's five, and that is an absolute cracker!
Yasin Ayari lashes one from about five yards from the edge of the area and sends it into the far corner.
He celebrates after that.
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Sweden 4-1 Tunisia
Well, Shaun, we've just seen a snicko! I've not got it to show you, but you could see from the lines that the noise was made and the ball was touched.
Mattias Svanberg's goal is also confirmed as being 12 seconds after he was brought on - the fastest by a substitute at a World Cup.
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Dubious, no? I'd need another 10 replays and a cricket snickometer to confirm if Isak really touched that or not.
Shaun, Poland
Always interesting, offsides like that. Like you could literally camp offside at the middle of the goal, then someone is played through onside and then squares it to the guy who was originally offside and its onside now
Vignesh, Malaysia
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Sweden 4-1 Tunisia
Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveThis not been a 4-1 game but Sweden have been ruthless in front of goal and Tunisia have made too many mistakes and not enough quality in the final third.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90+1 mins
Sweden 4-1 Tunisia
Alexander Isak and Alexander Bernhardsson make way, Anthony Elanga and Daniel Svensson come on.
Six minutes added
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Sweden 4-1 Tunisia
A big piece of defending from Tunisia. The ball falls to Lucas Bergvall inside the box, but it's booted clear before he can get a shot away.
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Sweden 4-1 Tunisia
Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveIt is a good finish from Svanberg but I can understand why the Tunisian player would be disappointed. When you look at it, it doesn't look like Isak got a touch - it's just a slight touch off his toe.
Credit to VAR and the referee, they have got it spot on.
GOAL - Sweden 4-1 Tunisiapublished at 04:46 BST
Mattias Svanberg (84 mins)
Well, that was an unexpected decision.
Mattias Svanberg was a long way offside when the delivery first came in, but it looks like Alexander Isak - who was in an onside position - got a slight touch on it.
Svanberg was onside when Isak touched it.
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Sweden 3-1 Tunisia
It's being checked...
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Sweden 3-1 Tunisia
Sweden have the ball in the back of the net, but the flag is up.
It doesn't look like there's much doubt about that one. Mattias Svanberg strayed a couple of yards offside in the run-up to turning in that free-kick.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 84 mins
Sweden 3-1 Tunisia
Rani Khedira and Anis Ben Slimaneare replaced by Ismaël Gharbi and Firas Chaouat.
Mattias Svanberg is also on for Jesper Karlstrom.
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Sweden 3-1 Tunisia
The tempo has definitely slowed. Nothing is really happening.
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Sweden 3-1 Tunisia
Clinton Morrison
Former Republic of Ireland striker on BBC Radio 5 LiveThe game has gone flat and you can tell because the crowd has gone flat. The Tunisian fans are getting frustrated, and it is down to the players to get them going again.
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Sweden 3-1 Tunisia
This looks out of Tunisia's reach now. It's all still quite flat going forwards from them.
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'Thunderbolt!' - Brighton's Ayari scores stunner for Sweden
At a glance
Sweden race into two-goal lead after early strikes from Yasin Ayari and Alexander Isak
Omar Rekik pulls one back for Tunisia three minutes before half-time with glancing header
Sweden hit back through Viktor Gyokeres, Mattias Svanberg and a second from Ayari in the final 30 minutes to seal victory and move top of Group F
ByKeifer MacDonald
BBC Sport journalist
Alexander Isak marked his first World Cup appearance with a trademark goal as Sweden thrashed Tunisia in their opening match of the tournament in Monterrey.
The Liverpool forward - who has been hampered by injuries since completing a £125m move to Anfield in September - found the bottom corner with a thumping finish after a powerful run from the left on the half-hour mark.
The goal came after linking up with strike partner Viktor Gyokeres, with the Arsenal forward holding off his marker on the halfway line before laying the ball into the path of his fellow Premier League forward.
His strike doubled Sweden's advantage after Yasin Ayari had rifled a shot into the top corner after seven minutes following a sloppy piece of defending from Tunisia.
The 22-year-old Brighton midfielder - who made his senior international debut while on loan at Coventry City in 2023 - refused to celebrate after becoming Sweden's youngest World Cup scorer since Tomas Brolin in 1990, with his first international goal coming against the country of his father's birth.
Tunisia halved the deficit two minutes before half-time when defender Omar Rekik headed home from Hannibal Mejbri's free-kick.
But Sweden hit back when Isak turned provider - first for Gyokeres on the hour mark, then again 24 minutes later when substitute Mattias Svanberg scored the fastest goal by a substitute in World Cup history, just 12 seconds after coming on
Ayari applied the gloss to a five-star performance by smashing home his second long-distance goal, and Sweden's fifth, to send Graham Potter's side top of Group F.
What's next for these teams?
Sweden will take on the Netherlands at the Houston Stadium on 20 June (18:00 BST), while Tunisia will face Japan in Monterrey on 21 June (05:00 BST).
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Number: 23 K. Nordfeldt
Number: 3 V. Lindelöf
Number: 4 I. Hien
Number: 2 G. Lagerbielke
Number: 16 J. Karlström
Number: 5 G. Gudmundsson
Number: 21 A. Bernhardsson
Number: 18 Y. Ayari
Number: 10 B. Nygren
Number: 9 A. Isak
Number: 17 V. Gyökeres
Substitutes
Number: 7 L. Bergvall
Number: 11 A. Elanga
Number: 24 E. Stroud
Number: 19 M. Svanberg
Number: 8 D. Svensson
Number: 1 A. Chamakh
Number: 21 M. Ben Hmida
Number: 3 M. Talbi
Number: 4 O. Rekik
Number: 2 A. Abdi
Number: 20 Y. Valery
Number: 10 H. Mejbri
Number: 17 E. Skhiri
Number: 13 R. Khedira
Number: 25 A. Ben Slimane
Number: 8 E. Saad
Substitutes
Number: 7 E. Achouri
Number: 15 H. Mahmoud
Number: 19 F. Chaouat
Number: 11 I. Gharbi
Number: 26 S. Tounekti
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Match Participants:
Group A
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Group C
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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Group D
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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Group E
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
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- Sweden, Position 1, Points 3
- Tunisia, Position 4, Points 0
Group F
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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Group G
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group H
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group I
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group J
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group K
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Group L
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3rd Place Ranking
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: 16th Finals
- Position 3: Possible 16th Finals
Team Lineups
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home team,Sweden
Manager:Graham Potter
Formation:3 - 1 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Sweden
away team,Tunisia
Manager:Sabri Lamouchi
Formation:5 - 3 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Tunisia
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Yael Falcón Pérez
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Juan Lara
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Maximiliano Del Yesso
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Facundo Rodríguez
- Fourth Official:
- Juan Calderón
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Antonio García
Match momentum
Sweden
Tunisia
High chance of scoring
Medium chance of scoring
Low chance of scoring
Dominant period
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
| Minute | Team with most threat |
|---|---|
Kick off 1' | Tunisia |
2' | Sweden |
3' | Tunisia |
4' | Tunisia |
5' | Tunisia |
6' | Tunisia |
7' | SwedenGoal |
8' | Sweden |
9' | Sweden |
10' | Sweden |
11' | Sweden |
12' | Sweden |
13' | Tunisia |
14' | Tunisia |
15' | Tunisia |
16' | Sweden |
17' | Tunisia |
18' | Tunisia |
19' | Tunisia |
20' | Tunisia |
21' | Sweden |
22' | Sweden |
23' | Sweden |
24' | Sweden |
25' | Sweden |
26' | Sweden |
27' | Sweden |
28' | Sweden |
29' | Tunisia |
30' | TunisiaGoal |
31' | Tunisia |
32' | Tunisia |
33' | Sweden |
34' | Sweden |
35' | Sweden |
36' | Sweden |
37' | Sweden |
38' | Sweden |
39' | Sweden |
40' | Sweden |
41' | Sweden |
42' | Tunisia |
43' | TunisiaGoal |
44' | Tunisia |
45' | Tunisia |
45'+1 | Sweden |
45'+2 | Tunisia |
45'+3 | Tunisia |
45'+4 | Tunisia |
Half time 45'+5 | Tunisia |
46' | Sweden |
47' | Tunisia |
48' | Tunisia |
49' | Tunisia |
50' | Tunisia |
51' | Tunisia |
52' | Tunisia |
53' | Tunisia |
54' | Sweden |
55' | Tunisia |
56' | Tunisia |
57' | Sweden |
58' | Tunisia |
59' | SwedenGoal |
60' | Sweden |
61' | Tunisia |
62' | Tunisia |
63' | Tunisia |
64' | Tunisia |
65' | Sweden |
66' | Sweden |
67' | Sweden |
68' | Sweden |
69' | Sweden |
70' | Sweden |
71' | Sweden |
72' | Sweden |
73' | Sweden |
74' | Sweden |
75' | Tunisia |
76' | Sweden |
77' | Sweden |
78' | Sweden |
79' | Sweden |
80' | Sweden |
81' | Sweden |
82' | Sweden |
83' | Sweden |
84' | SwedenGoal |
85' | Sweden |
86' | Sweden |
87' | Sweden |
88' | Sweden |
89' | Sweden |
90' | Sweden |
90'+1 | Sweden |
90'+2 | Sweden |
90'+3 | Sweden |
90'+4 | Tunisia |
90'+5 | Sweden |
90'+6 | SwedenGoal |
Full time 90'+7 | Sweden |
Match Stats
Key, Sweden v TunisiaBasic Stats
Overall possession
Sweden 49.1%Tunisia 50.9%
xG
Sweden 1.3652Tunisia 0.2855Shots
Sweden 13Tunisia 6Shots on target
Sweden 7Tunisia 2Total touches inside the opposition box
Sweden 19Tunisia 10Goalkeeper saves
Sweden 1Tunisia 1Aerial duels won
Sweden 16Tunisia 12Fouls committed
Sweden 10Tunisia 8Corners
Sweden 4Tunisia 2In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Sweden 13Tunisia 6Shots on target
Sweden 7Tunisia 2Shots off target
Sweden 3Tunisia 3Attempts out of box
Sweden 4Tunisia 4One-on-one attempts
Sweden 1Tunisia 0Total offsides
Sweden 3Tunisia 6Expected
xG
Sweden 1.3652Tunisia 0.2855xG from open play
Sweden 1.1432Tunisia 0.0599xG from set play
Sweden 0.222Tunisia 0.2256xA
Sweden 0.527715Tunisia 0.450901Distribution
Total passes
Sweden 355Tunisia 364Pass accuracy %
Sweden 78.6Tunisia 79.1Backward passes
Sweden 51Tunisia 55Forward passes
Sweden 137Tunisia 145Total long balls
Sweden 58Tunisia 54Successful final third passes
Sweden 70Tunisia 64Total crosses
Sweden 12Tunisia 13Defence
Total tackles
Sweden 14Tunisia 20Won tackle %
Sweden 71.4Tunisia 55Fouls committed
Sweden 10Tunisia 8Total yellow cards
Sweden 0Tunisia 1Total clearances
Sweden 24Tunisia 15Clearances off the line
Sweden 0Tunisia 1Season so far
FIFA World Cup
Key, Sweden v Tunisia
Goals scored
Sweden 5Tunisia 1Form guide
All competitions
Sweden draw
v Greece
2
2
Friendlies
Tunisia lose
v Belgium
5
0
Friendlies
Sweden lose
v Norway
3
1
Friendlies
Tunisia lose
v Austria
1
0
Friendlies
Sweden won
v Poland
3
2
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
Tunisia draw
v Canada
0
0
Friendlies
Sweden won
v Ukraine
1
3
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
Tunisia won
v Haiti
0
1
Friendlies
Sweden draw
v Slovenia
1
1
UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
Tunisia draw
v Mali
1
1
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
Previous meetings
All competitions
Sweden and TunisiaSweden Won 2Tunisia Won 1
Played3
Draw 0
Previous scores
All competitions
Friendlies
Tunisia 1 , Sweden 0 on the 12th of February 2003
Tunisia
Sweden
12th of February 2003
Tunisia 0 , Sweden 1 on the 9th of February 1999
Tunisia
Sweden
9th of February 1999
Tunisia 0 , Sweden 1 on the 22nd of April 1992
Tunisia
Sweden
22nd of April 1992
