MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group F · Monday, June 15 · Monterrey Stadium, Monterrey · 50,987 in the stands

kickoff 20:00 local · 29°C · 70% humidity · altitude 540 m

Sweden

7′ Yasin AYARI (pen)

30′ Alexander ISAK (pen)

59′ Viktor GYOKERES (pen)

84′ Mattias SVANBERG (pen)

90+6′ Yasin AYARI (pen)

5:1

Tunisia

43′ Omar REKIK (pen)

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Sweden3-1-4-2
Tunisia5-3-2
Kristoffer NORDFELDT6.1Gustaf LAGERBIELKE6.6Victor LINDELOF6.6Isak HIEN6.8Gabriel GUDMUNDSSON6.6Alexander BERNHARDSSON6.5Benjamin NYGREN6.6Jesper KARLSTROM6.9Yasin AYARI8.7Alexander ISAK8.4Viktor GYOKERES8.6Mouhib CHAMAKH2.9Ali ABDI4.3Montassar TALBI6.4Omar REKIK6.9Yan VALERY5.1Mohamed Amine BEN HMIDA5.9Hannibal MEJBRI6.3Rani KHEDIRA5.0Ellyes SKHIRI5.0Anis SLIMANE6.2Elias SAAD6.3
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′SWETUN

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 7′Ayari0.05 xG
  • 30′Isak0.04 xG
  • 43′Rekik0.03 xG
  • 59′Gyokeres0.36 xG
  • 84′Svanberg0.09 xG
  • 90+6′Ayari0.01 xG
SWE 0:0 TUN0'kickoff
5' Gyokeres — xG 0.08 · Missed7' Gyokeres — xG 0.08 · Blocked7' Ayari — xG 0.05 · Goal18' Saad — xG 0.03 · Missed30' Isak — xG 0.04 · Goal31' Khedira — xG 0.02 · Blocked33' Lindelöf — xG 0.14 · Missed43' Rekik — xG 0.03 · Goal52' Mejbri — xG 0.03 · Missed53' Gyokeres — xG 0.03 · Blocked56' Talbi — xG 0.15 · Missed59' Gyokeres — xG 0.36 · Goal66' Gyokeres — xG 0.08 · Missed68' Isak — xG 0.14 · Blocked84' Svanberg — xG 0.09 · Goal88' Isak — xG 0.14 · Saved90' Bergvall — xG 0.09 · Blocked90 + 3' Achouri — xG 0.01 · Saved90 + 6' Ayari — xG 0.01 · Goal

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

SWE 0:0 TUN
0.51.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′7' Ayari — GOAL30' Isak — GOAL43' Rekik — GOAL59' Gyokeres — GOAL84' Svanberg — GOAL90 + 6' Ayari — GOAL1.330.27

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

SWE 3-1-4-2 attack →, ← TUN 5-3-2 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

23Kristoffer NORDFELDTKristoffer NORDFELDT2Gustaf LAGERBIELKEGustaf LAGERBIELKE3Victor LINDELOFVictor LINDELOF4Isak HIENIsak HIEN5Gabriel GUDMUNDSSONGabriel GUDMUNDSSON21Alexander BERNHARDSSONAlexander BERNHARDSSON10Benjamin NYGRENBenjamin NYGREN16Jesper KARLSTROMJesper KARLSTROM18Yasin AYARIYasin AYARI9Alexander ISAKAlexander ISAK17Viktor GYOKERESViktor GYOKERES1Mouhib CHAMAKHMouhib CHAMAKH2Ali ABDIAli ABDI3Montassar TALBIMontassar TALBI4Omar REKIKOmar REKIK20Yan VALERYYan VALERY21Mohamed Amine BEN HMIDAMohamed Amine BEN HMIDA10Hannibal MEJBRIHannibal MEJBRI13Rani KHEDIRARani KHEDIRA17Ellyes SKHIRIEllyes SKHIRI25Anis SLIMANEAnis SLIMANE8Elias SAADElias SAAD

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

47%
Possession
43%
2.09
Expected goals
0.34
50
Threat
50
13
Shots
6
7
On target
2
290
Passes completed
299
42
Forced turnovers
41
15.0s
Ball recovery time
17.2s
1.61
High-press phases
3.32
8
Fouls committed
10
3
Offsides
6
111 km
Distance covered
110 km
32.8 km/h
Top speed
33.9 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Sweden attack →, ← Tunisia attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 7′Yasin AYARI (Sweden) scores!!
  2. 30′Alexander ISAK (Sweden) scores!!
  3. 43′Omar REKIK (Tunisia) scores!!
  4. 54′Rani KHEDIRA (Tunisia) is booked by the referee.
  5. 59′Viktor GYOKERES (Sweden) scores!!
  6. 64′Lucas BERGVALL (in) comes off the bench to replace Benjamin NYGREN (out) (Sweden)
  7. 64′Elliot STROUD (in) comes off the bench to replace Gabriel GUDMUNDSSON (out) (Sweden)
  8. 72′Elias ACHOURI (in) comes off the bench to replace Ellyes SKHIRI (out) (Tunisia)
  9. 72′Mohamed HADJ MAHMOUD (in) comes off the bench to replace Yan VALERY (out) (Tunisia)
  10. 72′Sebastian TOUNEKTI (in) comes off the bench to replace Elias SAAD (out) (Tunisia)
  11. 84′Mattias SVANBERG (in) comes off the bench to replace Jesper KARLSTROM (out) (Sweden)
  12. 84′Firas CHAOUAT (in) comes off the bench to replace Anis SLIMANE (out) (Tunisia)
  13. 84′Ismael GHARBI (in) comes off the bench to replace Rani KHEDIRA (out) (Tunisia)
  14. 84′Mattias SVANBERG (Sweden) scores!!
  15. 90′Anthony ELANGA (in) comes off the bench to replace Alexander ISAK (out) (Sweden)
  16. 90′Daniel SVENSSON (in) comes off the bench to replace Alexander BERNHARDSSON (out) (Sweden)
  17. 90+6′Yasin AYARI (Sweden) scores!!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Ayari's Clinical Swedes Undo Tunisia's Pressing Illusion

Sweden's demolition took shape early, with goals at 7' and 30' - both low-xG finishes that suggested something more clinical than the underlying metrics. Yasin Ayari led the charge (8.7 rating) as Tunisia pressed hard (3.3 high-press phases versus Sweden's 1.6), hoping to suffocate the play. Tunisia's Omar Rekik and Montassar Talbi set a compact five-at-the-back, but when Tunisia pulled a goal back in the 43rd minute, the narrative briefly shifted. The real reckoning came at 59': a 0.36-xG chance that broke Tunisia's resistance.

Sweden's 5-1 victory masked the asymmetry in underlying dominance. From 2.09 xG, they converted ruthlessly; Gyokeres (8.6) and Isak (8.4) made each half-chance count. Tunisia's pressing intensity (3.3 phases) yielded only 41 forced turnovers - level with Sweden's 42 - but their recovery time (17.2s) was sluggish compared to Sweden's 15.0s, leaving them exposed on turnovers. Tunisia's one bright spot came at 56' when Hannibal Mejbri (6.3) squandered a 0.15-xG chance. Without that conversion, the scoreline told the only truth: Sweden's finishing buried Tunisia's tactical ambition.

Sweden's 5-1 scoreline from 2.09 xG against Tunisia's 0.34 xG embodied the gap between pressing ambition (3.3 phases, high press) and clinical execution (five goals converted).

59′

Gyokeres converts the decisive 0.36-xG chance, transforming Tunisia's pressing gamble into a rout.

What Sweden needed

Clinical edge finished what possession couldn't guarantee - but 47% ownership showed narrower control than the scoreline suggests.

  • Ayari's 8.7 rating: dominated every phase - pressing release, chance creation, ruthless finishing
  • Gyokeres/Isak combined 16.8 rating: converted low-xG chances (0.04-0.09) into goals; two-man press trap worked
  • Early damage (7', 30' at 0.04-0.05 xG each): psychological blow that Tunisia never recovered from

What Tunisia needed

Pressing without purpose - 3.3 high-press phases generated only 41 turnovers and left recovery time (17.2s) too sluggish.

  • Mejbri's missed 0.15-xG chance at 56': their best moment, squandered; Rekik (6.9) couldn't prevent the collapse
  • High press (3.3 phases) vs Sweden's 1.6: more intensity, zero conversion - tactical effort without output
  • Recovery time 17.2s vs Sweden's 15.0s: pressed aggressively but couldn't reset fast enough before counters punished