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Tunisia were among the few teams to qualify without conceding a single goal — but they are likely to face a serious test.
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It could be a clash of attacking power versus defensive resilience when Sweden face Tunisia in Guadalupe on Sunday evening.
Group F looked set to be one of the more exciting groups when the draw took place, and the Netherlands and Japan lived up to that billing by sharing a 2-2 draw in Dallas earlier in the day.
Now the World Cup heads south of the border once more as what is arguably the most picturesque stadium in global football takes centre stage for Sweden vs Tunisia.
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Tunisia were one of only a handful of nations to get through qualifying without letting in a single goal, alongside Ivory Coast and England.
However, they still made a managerial change after qualifying had already concluded, following a disappointing AFCON campaign earlier this year. Former Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi took over in January.
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Tunisia World Cup 2026 squad ahead of the game against Sweden
That makes Tunisia somewhat of an unknown quantity in certain respects. Lamouchi has had just four matches in charge, with mixed results: a 1-0 victory over Haiti, a goalless draw with Canada, a 1-0 defeat to ten-man Austria, and — playing with ten men themselves this time — a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Belgium.
Tunisia do not have an abundance of well-known names, and will be hoping former Manchester United player Hannibal Mejbri can offer some creativity in the number 10 role.
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Their best path to success, however, may be to keep the opposition quiet... and they will have their work cut out against a potential Swedish front pairing of Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres.
But things have not exactly been straightforward for Sweden either. Strangely, they did not win any of their six qualification group matches, but earned a lifeline thanks to their Nations League performance.
Sweden appointed Graham Potter for their play-off campaign, and the former Brighton and Chelsea boss finally got them firing as they scored three past both Ukraine and Poland to secure their place at this summer's tournament.
The big question is whether Isak and Gyokeres can or will play together in this competition.
Arsenal star Gyokeres netted a hat-trick in the semi-finals playing as a lone striker, then scored the winner in the final — all with his Liverpool counterpart sidelined through injury.
That gives Potter a decision to make... but we expect that Sweden might just have too much for Tunisia in this match.
Score prediction: Sweden 2-0 Tunisia
Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, with stints at Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication, WeAreTerriers.com . Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
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