Match at a glance
SWE / TUN13Attempts6
7On target2
48.7%Possession51.3%
78.1%Pass accuracy78.7%
10Fouls committed8
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Corners2
Sweden 5–1 Tunisia: 2026 World Cup match result
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Sweden won in normal time
- Yasin Ayari7'
- Alexander Isak30'
- Viktor Gyökeres59'
- Mattias Svanberg84'
- Yasin Ayari90'+6'
- Omar Rekik43'
Match in one glance
SwedenTunisiaGoalCard
Sweden
Tunisia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
How the lead moved
SWE TUN- 7'
Yasin Ayari1 SWE - 30'Alexander Isak2 SWE
- 43'
Omar Rekik1 SWE - 59'Viktor Gyökeres2 SWE
- 84'Mattias Svanberg3 SWE
- 96'Yasin Ayari4 SWE
Sweden led for the closing passage. Plotted from recorded goal times only — per-minute pressure is not in the source data.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1YAYasin Ayari 2 goals · 2 on target
- 2
Alexander Isak 1 goal · 2 assists - 3
Viktor Gyökeres 1 goal · 1 assist - 4OROmar Rekik 1 goal · 1 on target
- 5MSMattias Svanberg 1 goal · 1 on target
What separated the teams
Finishing
Sweden had the scoring edge
38.5%Goal conversion16.7%
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
48.7%Possession51.3%
Defensive workload
Sweden made more recorded interventions
30Saves, interceptions, clearances20
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Complete match timeline
SwedenTunisiaGoalCardSubstitution
Sweden
Tunisia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1Y. Ayari 7' · A. Isak 30' · O. Rekik 43'
Second half
45′–90′2 – 0V. Gyökeres 59' · M. Svanberg 84'
Sweden
3-1-4-2KN
23Kristoffer NordfeldtAB
21Alexander BernhardssonGG
5Gabriel GudmundssonIH
4Isak HienGL
2Gustaf LagerbielkeYA
18Yasin AyariListed formation · positions are schematic
Tunisia
5-3-2MC
1Mouhib ChamakhYV
20Yan ValeryAA
2Ali AbdiMA
21Mohamed Amine Ben HamidaMT
3Montassar TalbiOR
4Omar RekikAS
25Anis SlimaneES
8Elias SaadListed formation · positions are schematic
Select a player portrait to see the recorded shirt number, position and lineup context.
Attendance50,987
RefereeYael Falcón Pérez
SWE3-1-4-2
TUN5-3-2
Result statusFull time
Complete performance breakdown
SWETUN
Attacking output
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
13Attempts6
7On target2
3Blocked shots1
53.8%Shot accuracy33.3%
38.5%Goal conversion16.7%
Goals divided by attempts
Possession & passing
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
48.7%Possession51.3%
278Passes completed292
78.1%Pass accuracy78.7%
3Crosses completed3
22Long balls completed24
Defensive work
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
1Saves1
9Tackles won12
60%Tackle success60%
6Interceptions6
23Clearances13
Discipline & pressure
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
10Fouls committed8
3Offsides6
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Corners2
What separated the teams
Finishing
Sweden had the scoring edge
38.5%Goal conversion16.7%
Territory
Possession and shot volume told different stories
48.7%Possession51.3%
Defensive workload
Sweden made more recorded interventions
30Saves, interceptions, clearances20
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Recorded standouts
Source actions, no ratings- 1YAYasin Ayari 2 goals · 2 on target
- 2Alexander Isak 1 goal · 2 assists
- 3Viktor Gyökeres 1 goal · 1 assist
- 4OROmar Rekik 1 goal · 1 on target
- 5MSMattias Svanberg 1 goal · 1 on target
- 6
Hannibal Mejbri 1 assist · 3 fouls won - 7
Lucas Bergvall 1 assist - 8KNKristoffer Nordfeldt 1 save
- 9MCMouhib Chamakh 1 save
- 10
Elias Achouri 1 on target · 1 fouls won
Player leaders
Who led the recorded actions
2
GoalsYasin Ayari
YA
Yasin Ayari2
AssistsAlexander Isak
Alexander Isak5
ShotsViktor Gyökeres
Viktor Gyökeres2
3
1
SavesKristoffer NordfeldtMouhib Chamakh
KN
Kristoffer NordfeldtMC
Mouhib ChamakhDecisive moments
6 eventsTournament path
How both teams reached this match
SwedenTunisiaGroup F impact
Table immediately after this result
2 of 6 group matches included.
PosTeamPGDPts
1Sweden31+43
Sweden31+432
Japan1101
Japan11013
Netherlands2101
Netherlands21014Tunisia41-40
Tunisia41-40Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Sweden vs Tunisia, across editions
1SWE wins
0Draws
0TUN wins
1meetings
5–1goal balance
0knockout meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Source: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.