World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-15 11:00 JST
5 – 1
7' Y. Ayari 30' A. Isak 59' V. Gyökeres 84' M. Svanberg 90' Y. Ayari
Match summary Sweden took on Tunisia in the World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 on June 15. Sweden came out on top of a thrilling 5-1 shootout against Tunisia. Sweden led 2-1 at half-time. They added 3 more after the break to pull clear.
Possession: Sweden 49%, Tunisia 51%. Shots: Sweden 13, Tunisia 6. Sweden scored 5 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats 3-1-4-2 23 Nordfel 3 Lindelö 4 Hien 2 Lagerbi 16 Karlstr 5 Gudm und 18 Ayari 10 Nygren 21 Bern har 9 Isak 17 Gyökere
1.33 Expected goals (xG) 0.28
-2.88 Goals prevented (xG) -2.88
View as table Sweden Stat Tunisia 3-1-4-2 Formation 49% Possession 51% 1.33 Expected goals (xG) 0.28 13 Shots 6 7 Shots on target 2 3 Shots off target 3 3 Blocked shots 1 9 Shots inside the box 2 4 Shots outside the box 4 4 Corner kicks 2 3 Offsides 6 10 Fouls 8 356 Passes 371 278 Accurate passes 292 78% Pass accuracy 79% 1 Goalkeeper saves 1 -2.88 Goals prevented (xG) -2.88 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Yael Falcon Perez, Argentina
Player stats Sweden Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kristoffer Nordfeldt 0 19(68%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF G. Lagerbielke 0 38(72%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 6(2) DF Isak Hien 0 1 1 48(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 90 1 7(5) DF V. Lindelöf 1 0 1 51(89%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 90 1 6(3) MF J. Karlström 0 1 13(62%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 84 1 1 5(2) MF A. Bernhardsson 0 1(33%) 3 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 89 16(8) MF B. Nygren 0 2(100%) 15(94%) 0 0 0 1 7 65 1 7(3) MF Y. Ayari 2 2 2 3 17(63%) 0 0 0 1 1 8.6 90 2 1 11(4) MF G. Gudmundsson 0 2 19(83%) 0 0 0 2 3 7.2 65 1 10(7) FW V. Gyökeres 4 2 1 1(33%) 17(85%) 1 0 0 8 90 4 9(3) FW A. Isak 2 2 1 1 14(82%) 2 0 0 1 8.7 89 2 9(1) MF E. Stroud 0 1 6(75%) 0 0 0 6.9 25 2(1) MF L. Bergvall 0 1(100%) 1 4(67%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 25 1 1 4(2) MF M. Svanberg 1 1 1 1(50%) 0 0 0 7.7 13 DF D. Svensson 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 1 FW A. Elanga 0 0 0 0 1 GK J. Widell Zetterström 0 0 0 0 GK V. Johansson 0 0 0 0 DF H. Ekdal 0 0 0 0 DF E. Smith 0 0 0 0 DF C. Starfelt 0 0 0 0 MF Herman Johansson 0 0 0 0 MF K. Sema 0 0 0 0 MF B. Zeneli 0 0 0 0 MF Taha Abdi Ali 0 0 0 0 FW G. Nilsson 0 0 0 0
Tunisia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Abdelmouhib Chamakh 0 11(58%) 0 0 0 3.6 90 1 1(None) DF Yan Valery 0 3(75%) 14(78%) 0 0 0 3 5.3 72 11(4) DF Omar Rekik 1 1 1 2 37(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 5(5) DF M. Talbi 1 0 1 3 36(95%) 0 0 0 7 90 1 4(4) DF Amine Ben Hmida 0 5 1 46(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 10(6) DF A. Abdi 0 1(50%) 2 14(67%) 0 0 0 3 5.3 90 1 13(6) MF R. Khedira 0 1 11(73%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 83 3(1) MF E. Skhiri 0 2 30(81%) 0 0 0 6.2 72 2 4(2) MF H. Mejbri 1 0 2(100%) 5 37(69%) 1 0 0 3 7.3 90 3 13(11) FW Elias Saad 1 0 1(25%) 1 16(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 72 10(4) FW A. Ben Slimane 0 23(70%) 0 0 0 6.2 84 1 8(4) MF Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud 0 2 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 18 2(2) FW S. Tounekti 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 18 4(None) MF Elias Achouri 1 1 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 18 1(1) FW Ismaël Gharbi 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6 14 1(None) FW Firas Chaouat 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.3 13 2(1) GK Aymen Dahmen 0 0 0 0 GK Sabri Ben Hessen 0 0 0 0 DF Adem Arous 0 0 0 0 DF Dylan Bronn 0 0 0 0 DF Moataz Nefati 0 0 0 0 DF Raed Chikhaoui 0 0 0 0 MF Mortadha Ben Ouanes 0 0 0 0 FW Khalil Ayari 0 0 0 0 FW Rayan Elloumi 0 0 0 0 FW Hazem Mastouri 0 0 0 0
Lineups Sweden Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 K. Nordfeldt Starter DF 2 G. Lagerbielke Starter DF 4 I. Hien Starter DF 3 V. Lindelöf Starter MF 16 J. Karlström Starter MF 21 A. Bernhardsson Starter MF 10 B. Nygren Starter MF 18 Y. Ayari Starter MF 5 G. Gudmundsson Starter FW 17 V. Gyökeres Starter FW 9 A. Isak Bench MF 19 M. Svanberg Bench FW 11 A. Elanga Bench MF 24 E. Stroud Bench DF 8 D. Svensson Bench MF 7 L. Bergvall
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Widell Zetterström Bench GK 12 V. Johansson Bench DF 15 C. Starfelt Bench FW 25 G. Nilsson Bench MF 6 H. Johansson Bench MF 26 T. Ali Bench MF 13 K. Sema Bench DF 20 E. Smith Bench DF 14 H. Ekdal Bench MF 22 B. Zeneli
Tunisia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Chamakh Starter DF 20 Y. Valery Starter DF 4 O. Rekik Starter DF 3 M. Talbi Starter DF 21 M. Ben Hamida Starter DF 2 A. Abdi Starter MF 13 R. Khedira Starter MF 17 E. Skhiri Starter MF 10 H. Mejbri Starter FW 8 E. Saad Starter FW 25 A. Ben Slimane Bench FW 19 F. Chaouat Bench FW 26 S. Tounekti Bench MF 7 E. Achouri Bench MF 15 M. Belhadj Bench FW 11 Ismaël Gharbi
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 22 S. Ben Hessen Bench GK 16 A. Dahmen Bench DF 23 M. Neffati Bench FW 14 K. Ayari Bench DF 24 R. Chikhaoui Bench FW 18 R. Elloumi Bench MF 12 M. Ben Ouanes Bench DF 6 D. Bronn Bench FW 9 H. Mastouri Bench DF 5 A. Arous
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 7' Sweden ⚽ Goal Y. Ayari 1-0 1H 30' Sweden ⚽ Goal A. Isak 2-0 1H 43' Tunisia ⚽ Goal O. Rekik 2-1 2H 9' Tunisia 🟨 Yellow card R. Khedira 2H 14' Sweden ⚽ Goal V. Gyökeres 3-1 2H 20' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Gudmundsson → IN E. Stroud 2H 20' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Nygren → IN L. Bergvall 2H 27' Tunisia 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Saad → IN S. Tounekti 2H 27' Tunisia 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Skhiri → IN E. Achouri 2H 27' Tunisia 🔄 Substitution OUT Y. Valery → IN M. Belhadj 2H 38' Tunisia 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Khedira → IN Ismaël Gharbi 2H 39' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Karlström → IN M. Svanberg 2H 39' Tunisia 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Ben Slimane → IN F. Chaouat 2H 39' Sweden ⚽ Goal M. Svanberg 4-1 2H 41' Sweden 📺 VAR M. Svanberg 2H 45' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Isak → IN A. Elanga 2H 45+1' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Bernhardsson → IN D. Svensson 2H 45' Sweden ⚽ Goal Y. Ayari 5-1
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