Sweden Beats Tunisia 3-1 After Capitalizing on Key Errors

Sweden defeated Tunisia 3-1 on Monday morning in the 2026 World Cup group stage, with all three Swedish goals coming from Tunisian mistakes. Yasin Ayari scored in the 7th minute, Liverpool striker Alexander Isak doubled the lead in the 30th minute, and Viktor Gyokeres sealed the result in the 61st minute.

Tunisia briefly responded before halftime when Omar Rekik, the former Arsenal defender now with Maribor, headed in in the 43rd minute. Tunisia then looked stronger at the start of the second half and had more possession overall, but another careless buildup at the back allowed Isak to win the ball and set up Gyokeres for Sweden’s third.

The article said Tunisia’s young goalkeeper, Abdulmouhib Chammah, was at fault on the first two goals in only his fifth senior appearance. It noted that Ayari did not celebrate because his father is Tunisian and he could have played for Tunisia, while Isak and Gyokeres each finished with a goal involvement in a match where Sweden had only four shots on target but scored three times.

Sweden won despite having the ball less than Tunisia and moved closer to the next stage, where four points may be enough. Sweden’s next major test is Saturday against the Netherlands, while Tunisia will face Japan in its second group match.