Ayari scores twice as Sweden overwhelms Tunisia 5‑1

GUADALUPE (Interstat) — Yasin Ayari scored twice to lead Sweden to a 5-1 victory over Tunisia in a World Cup group-stage match Sunday at Estadio BBVA Bancomer.

Sweden, now 1-0 in the competition, took a seventh-minute lead when Ayari slotted home from the right. Alexander Isak doubled the advantage in the 30th minute. Substitute Omar Rekik pulled Tunisia within a goal with a 43rd-minute header. But Sweden restored its two-goal cushion in the 59th minute through Viktor Gyökeres. Mattias Svanberg added a goal in the 84th, and Ayari sealed his brace in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time.

Rani Khedira, also a substitute, received a yellow card for Sweden in the 54th minute.

Tunisia, now 0-1 in the World Cup, fell to 5-2-2 across all competitions. Sweden improved to 2-5-4 overall. Tunisia next faces Japan, while Sweden takes on the Netherlands.