TunisiavsSweden
TUN 1/SWE 5
Things to say
Sweden hammered Tunisia 5-1 at Estadio BBVA to open the World Cup group stage.
01
opener
Yeah, Sweden absolutely steamrolled Tunisia, 5-1. It was over by the hour mark, honestly. Tunisia just had nothing going forward.
02
key player
Gyökeres was a menace up top, five shots and looked like he could've had a hat trick if he wasn't being greedy.
03
hot take
One save all match for the Swedish keeper. Tunisia barely got out of their own half, that's a group-stage exit waiting to happen.
04
deep cut
Lindelöf pinged 51 accurate passes from the back, basically running the game from center back. Nobody talks about him but he was the metronome.
05
exit
Anyway, Sweden's got a real shot at topping the group now, gonna be fun seeing what they do next match.
The recap
Sweden absolutely battered Tunisia 5-1 at Estadio BBVA, and it wasn't really a contest after the opening exchanges. Gyökeres was the heartbeat up top, banging away with five shots and pulling Tunisia's back line all over the pitch.
Once the second goal went in you could feel the air go out of Tunisia, and Sweden just kept piling on through the middle third. Rough start to the group for Tunisia, but Sweden look properly dangerous.