Sweden Hammers Tunisia 5-1: Gyokeres, Isak a Problem

Potter’s squad didn’t hang about. Ayari opened the scoring in the seventh minute with a thunderbolt from distance. He played it cool, though. Respect for Tunisia – dad’s birthplace, country he could’ve played for. Nice gesture, but a goal's a goal.

Isak made it 2-0 on 30 minutes. Solo effort. This Liverpool striker looks dangerous. Gyokeres had flicked it off near halfway, Isak just took over. Drove, cut inside, right foot, bottom corner. Pure class. Or maybe just Tunisia's defense being a bit sleepy.

Tunisia got a sniff just before halftime. Rekik’s glancing header from Mejbri’s cross. 2-1 at 43 minutes. Brief moment of hope for them. Then Gyokeres stomped all over it. Composed finish. Four minutes into the second half (59). Isak with the assist. Game over, essentially.

Mattias Svanberg came on and scored 18 seconds later. Of course he did. 84th minute, 4-1. VAR had a look, initially flagged offside. But Isak’s ghost touch, a phantom whisper of a deflection, played him on. That’s how these things go. Ayari then decided 5-1 looked better. Another long-range missile at 96 minutes. No muted celebrations this time. He earned it.

So, Sweden's sitting pretty atop Group F. Japan managed to nick a late 2-2 draw against the Netherlands on Sunday, so this opening demolition looks even better for the Swedes.