Yasin Ayari scored twice and Sweden showed it belonged at the 2026 World Cup, pounding Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday night to move atop Group F.Alexander Isak and Viktor Gykeres each had a goal and an assist, and Mattias Svanberg also scored for Sweden, which entered ranked 39th in the world and missed the 2022 World Cup after reaching the quarterfinals eight years ago in Russia.Omar Rekik scored for 45th-ranked Tunisia, which is playing in its seventh World Cup but has never advanced beyond the group stage.The higher-ranked teams in the group, the Netherlands and Japan, played to a 2-2 draw earlier Sunday at Arlington, Texas.Ayari bookended the scoring for the Swedes at Estadio BBVA with long-range goals in the seventh minute and in second-half stoppage time. He was muted in his celebration of the first goal, raising his hands out of respect for the country where his father was born.Isak scored his 18th international goal in the 30th minute when Gykeres found the Liverpool striker who was sidelined much of last season with a broken leg on a counterattack. Isak cut inside and fired a low shot past the hands of Tunisian goalkeeper Mouhib Chamakh, who struggled all night.After Rekik stalled Sweden's momentum with his goal in the 43rd minute, Isak and Gykeres put Sweden back in control. Isak stole the ball and found Gykeres for a one-on-one against Chamakh that the Arsenal striker won easily for his 16th goal in his last 15 appearances for Sweden and 21st overall.Svanberg scored in the 84th minute, a goal that was awarded after a lengthy video review.Sweden will play the Netherlands at Houston on Saturday, while Tunisia will remain in Monterrey and face Japan the same day.___Ethan Wilcox is a student in the University of Georgias Carmical Sports Media Institute.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup

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