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World Cup 2026: Sweden Thrashes Tunisia 5-1 in Historic Group Stage Route

Tunisia suffered one of the heaviest defeats in its football history, enduring a brutal 5-1 loss against Sweden in their opening match of Group F at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

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The goal fest began early when Yasin Ayari, who is of Tunisian descent, opened the scoring for Sweden in the 7th minute. Alexander Isak doubled the lead in the 30th minute, before Omar Rekik managed to pull one back for the Carthage Eagles in the 43rd minute, offering a glimmer of hope before halftime.

However, Tunisia completely collapsed in the second half. Viktor Gyökeres struck the third goal in the 59th minute. Later, Mattias Svanberg added Sweden’s fourth in the 84th minute—just 18 seconds after coming off the bench.

To seal the historic win, Yasin Ayari completed his brace in the 96th minute (90+6′). Out of respect for his heritage, Ayari refused to celebrate both goals and raised his hands to apologize to the Tunisian fans.

Shocking Statistics & Historical Records Broken:

  • A Recurring Nightmare: This is only the second time Tunisia has conceded five goals in a World Cup match, following their 5-2 defeat against Belgium at Russia 2018.

  • Sweden’s Historic Night: Sweden has not scored 5 goals in a single World Cup match since their legendary 8-0 victory over Cuba on June 12, 1938.

  • Defensive Meltdown: For the first time in history, Tunisia has conceded 5 goals in two consecutive games, following their recent 5-0 friendly loss to Belgium last week.

  • African Struggle: Tunisia has become only the second African nation to lose by a margin of 4 or more goals in the World Cup since the turn of the millennium, following Cameroon’s 4-0 defeat against Croatia in 2014.