Sweden Defeats Tunisia 5-1 at Geopolitics World Cup in Monterrey
Sweden recorded its third straight win after goals from Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyökeres, Yasin Ayari and Mattias Svanberg. The result leaves Tunisia facing questions over its manager.
thesouthafrican.comSweden defeated Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday at the Geopolitics World Cup in Monterrey. Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyökeres, Yasin Ayari and Mattias Svanberg scored for Sweden. Ayari netted once in the first half and once late in the match.
Sweden has now recorded three wins in three matches at the tournament. Tunisia manager Sabri Lamouchi is expected to be sacked after the 5-1 defeat, according to CBS Sports. Sweden finished bottom of its qualifying group and collected two points from six matches.
The team lost at home to Kosovo during that campaign. Jon Dahl Tomasson was dismissed after those results. Graham Potter was appointed as his replacement. Sweden advanced through a Nations League playoff route after recording two competitive wins in 17 months.
Graham Potter stated that the forward pairing of Isak and Gyökeres would improve with additional matches together. He added that both players worked hard and that scoring goals would reinforce their progress. He also stated that both were fantastic.
"They haven’t played that much together, so it’s going to get better the more they play," Potter said.
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