Isak and Gyökeres make a brilliant start to the 2026 World Championships

The Swedish football team started the 2026 World Cup with an impressive victory over Tunisia with a score of 5:1, which made Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres particularly outstanding. The match played at Estadio Monterrey was a showcase of the offensive performance of the team led by Graham Potter. Yasin Ayari opened and closed the scoring with two impressive goals, and Mattias Svanberg, coming off the bench, scored in the 84th minute. The result gave Sweden their second-highest victory in their World Cup history, behind only their 8-0 win over Cuba in the quarter-finals in 1938. Alexander Isak, after a debut season with health problems at Liverpool, became the second Swedish player in history to score a goal and two assists in one World Cup match, joining Tomas Brolin in the match against Bulgaria in 1994.  Coach Graham Potter emphasized that the Isak-Gyökeres duo could pose a serious threat to the rivals. “Individually they are great players, but together they can be a real force,” Potter said. "I think they will get better with each match because they complement each other perfectly. I am very pleased with their performance." Sweden, thanks to this victory, took the lead in the group after Japan's draw with the Netherlands. The Scandinavians will play their next match against Ronald Koeman's team at Houston Stadium on Saturday. Tunisian coach Sabri Lamouchi did not hide his disappointment with his team's mistakes, which led to the loss of goals. "With players like the Swedish strikers, it's hard to recover from a match like that," admitted Lamouchi. --- ## Related Articles 1. [World Cup 2026](https://banthangvn.com/vi/news/cau-thu-cucurella-thuc-hien-chuyen-nhuong-lon-toi-real-madrid-trong-ngay-dien-ra-world-cup) 2. [World Cup 2026](https://azkalsgoal.com/fil/news/guillermo-ochoa-wala-nang-saysay-ang-putbol-kung-wala-ang-mexico-nagbabadya-ng-pagreretiro-matapos-ang-world-cup)