Yasin Ayari scores twice as Sweden thump Tunisia at World Cup

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Charlie Hanson

2026-06-15T10:00+01:00

Yasin Ayari scored Sweden's first and final goal in their 5-1 win over Tunisia. 📸 by Swedish FA.

Yasin Ayari was the star of the show as Sweden claimed an emphatic 5-1 win over Tunisia in their opening group stage game of the World Cup.

The midfielder opened the scoring with a terrific half volley after seven minutes, although his celebration was muted due to his family ties to Tunisia.

Yasin Ayari became the joint top scorer at the tournament with his two goals, alongside the USA's Folarin Balogun. 📸 by Swedish FA.

He couldn't keep his emotions at bay for his second goal - Sweden's fifth of the night - as he curled in a delightful strike from the edge of the box in second half stoppage time.

In doing so, he becomes the first Albion player to score two goals in a single game at a World Cup.

Two brilliant goals from Yasin Ayari 🚀

The Swedish midfielder chose not to celebrate his first goal against the country his father is from 🇸🇪🇹🇳 pic.twitter.com/0Io9dqbdVt
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 15, 2026

Our other representatives at the World Cup have had mixed fortunes. Bart Verbruggen and Jan Paul van Hecke both started in the Netherlands' 2-2 draw with Japan, while Ferdi Kadioglu's Türkiye were beaten 2-0 by Australia.

It was also a disappointing start to the tournament for Diego Gomez, with Paraguay well beaten in a 4-1 drubbing by the USA.

Pascal Gross was an unused substitute in Germany's 7-1 thrashing of Curacao, while Maxim De Cuyper will be aiming to be in his country's starting XI for their game against Egypt on Monday night.