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06/14 23:16 CDT Sweden gets 2 goals from Yasin Ayari and pounds Tunisia 5-1 to
move atop World Cup Group F
Sweden gets 2 goals from Yasin Ayari and pounds Tunisia 5-1 to move atop World
Cup Group F
By ETHAN WILCOX
Associated Press
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) --- Yasin Ayari scored twice and Sweden showed it
belonged at the 2026 World Cup, pounding Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday night to move
atop Group F.
Alexander Isak and Viktor Gykeres each had a goal and an assist, and Mattias
Svanberg also scored for Sweden, which entered ranked 39th in the world and
missed the 2022 World Cup after reaching the quarterfinals eight years ago in
Russia.
Omar Rekik scored for 45th-ranked Tunisia, which is playing in its seventh
World Cup but has never advanced beyond the group stage.
The higher-ranked teams in the group, the Netherlands and Japan, played to a
2-2 draw earlier Sunday at Arlington, Texas.
Ayari bookended the scoring for the Swedes at Estadio BBVA with long-range
goals in the seventh minute and in second-half stoppage time. He was muted in
his celebrations, raising his hands out of respect for the country where his
father was born.
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Ethan Wilcox is a student in the University of Georgia's Carmical Sports Media
Institute.
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AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup
