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Ayari brace inspires rampant Sweden in five-goal demolition of Tunisia
Isak and Gyokeres also struck as Sweden announced themselves with a statement Group F win.
Sweden made the loudest opening statement in Group F, thrashing Tunisia 5-1 at the Estadio Monterrey in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon. Graham Potter's side were clinical from the first whistle and never relented, leaving Tunisia chasing shadows in the Mexican heat.
Early control
Yasin Ayari opened the scoring inside seven minutes with a crisp finish, and Alexander Isak doubled the lead in the 30th. Tunisia briefly threatened a way back when Omar Rekik pulled one back in the 43rd minute, but the response was emphatic.
Star strikers pile on
Viktor Gyokeres restored the two-goal cushion in the 59th minute, Mattias Svanberg made it 4-1 on 84, and Ayari completed his brace with a stunning long-range strike in the sixth minute of added time. The performance fused Sweden's elite forward line with a midfield brimming with energy.
The heavy defeat carried lasting consequences for Tunisia, whose tournament unravelled from this point. Sweden, by contrast, surged to the early summit of Group F brimming with belief.
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