SWESweden
Full time5–1
TUNTunisia
Sweden and Tunisia meet at the World Cup for the very first time.
Sweden are unbeaten in their last 5 World Cup openers (2 wins, 3 draws) — since losing to Brazil in 1990.
Sweden have just recorded their 20th win in World Cup history.
This is the 3rd time Sweden have won their World Cup opening match by three or more goals.
Sweden were ruthless in front of goal — 5 scored from only 1.36 expected goals.