The Swedish national team made a bright start at the World Cup 2026, defeating Tunisia 5:1 in the first round match of the group stage.
Graham Potter's team not only achieved a great victory, but also rewrote the official statistics of performances on light feathers. The rising Swedes scored at least five goals in one World Cup match back in 1938.
Todi, 12 June 1938, the Swedish team scored the most goals in the match against Cuba. This team was not able to repeat such performance at the World Cup.
Thus, the victory over Tunisia became historic for the Swedish team in terms of performance and the best performance of the team at world championships in the last 88 years.