The Tunisian national team received a difficult start to its journey in the 2026 World Cup, after falling to its Swedish counterpart with a large score of (5-1), in the confrontation that brought together the two teams in the first round of Group Six, putting the “Eagles of Carthage” themselves under early pressure in the race to qualify for the next round.
The Swedish national team imposed its advantage from the first minutes, and succeeded in opening the scoring early in the seventh minute through Yassine Ayari, before continuing its offensive pressure and strengthening its lead. With a second goal by Alexander Isak in the 30th minute, taking advantage of his country's clear superiority during the first half.
Despite suffering in the face of Swedish attacks, the Tunisian team was able to reduce the gap before the end of the first half, after Omar Al-Raqiq took advantage of a special pass from Hannibal Al-Mejbri to score the goal of hope in the 43rd minute, ending the first half with Sweden leading by a score of (2-1).
With the beginning of the second half, the Tunisian team sought to return to the atmosphere of the match, but the team The Swede continued to exploit the spaces and succeeded in widening the gap once again, after Victor Geukeris added the third goal in the 59th minute following a decisive pass from the brilliant Alexander Isak.
The Swedish control continued during the final minutes, as Matthijs Svanberg scored the fourth goal in the 84th minute after organized attacking work, before Yassine Ayari returned and concluded the goal festival by scoring the fifth and second goal for himself in stoppage time, confirming his country’s superiority in a way. Complete.
The numbers reflected the advantage of the Swedish team throughout the match, after it excelled in the number of attempts and shots on goal, and succeeded in translating its technical superiority into one of the largest results of the opening round so far.
With this result, the Swedish team gets its first three points in the tournament and sends a strong message to its rivals in the group, while the Tunisian team finds itself required to make a strong response in the next two rounds against Japan and the Netherlands if it wants to maintain its hopes of qualifying for the round of 16. The final.
This loss is an early warning bell for the “Eagles of Carthage”, who will be required to correct defensive errors and regain their balance quickly before the upcoming decisive matches in the World Cup.