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World Cup 2026 - Sweden vs Tunisia ( ⚽ 1st Half )
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00:00He spoke about having to suffer at times without the ball, they're going to be very compact but they don't
00:05want to just sit in for the whole game, they're going to have to find a way to give Sweden
00:10a few problems when they win the ball back and pose a little bit of a threat and I think
00:13from Sweden's perspective, Kaz, they're going to have to be quite cute in and around the box.
00:17I think they will have to be cute but it's very simple, it lies on Jacarez and Isak, when you've
00:22got two world class strikers playing in the team and you're going to face a team that's going to be
00:26really deep, how do you give them the right service and how do you get them on the ball as
00:29much as possible and give them those chances tonight, so it'll be really interesting to see how they play together.
00:35Well it sounds like somebody's really excited out of this game, you can hear the noise that was going up
00:39behind us here, nonetheless, taking a look at these two sides and the quality between them and the difference in
00:44quality really, 37 goals in total for Jacarez and Alexander Isak compared to the 23 combined of all of the
00:51after players for Tanisha.
00:53Well again, the problem for Sweden hasn't been scoring goals, it's been at the other end and if they're really
00:57susceptible particularly to crosses coming into the box, especially with that sort of back three, there's gaps in between the
01:03wing backs and the centre half, so that will be the big area that they need to make sure their
01:07distances are right but then also with the ball, Negrin we haven't quite mentioned yet but you know, really clever
01:12at picking up little positions, making late runs into the box, it might be something like that when they've got
01:17good quality possession, that third man run just to try and break down what's going to be a really sweet
01:23spot.
01:24Well, that looks so cool.
01:25It does look so cool.
01:26That looks amazing.
01:27And you've got, it's the opening game for both of these teams as well, the anxiety, depression, we talk about
01:31the tactics but it's a well-cooked as well, you've got to manage that for both these teams.
01:37Okay, well there you can see the players are in position so it is time then to pause and hear
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04:17All right, well, we are all set for this once again underway in Monterrey kickoff for Sweden versus Tunisia is
04:23coming up next.
04:28Monterrey's first match here at the World Cup sees Sweden take on Tunisia.
04:32Time then to hand it over to our commentary team of Lucy Ward and Joe Spade.
04:38Thank you, Semra. It really is a breathtaking setting, a venue they call the Steel Giants in the foothills of
04:46the Great Mountain that towers behind this gleaming stadium with Monterrey back on the World Cup map.
04:52And the referee for this game is Yale Falcon Perez from Argentina.
04:58And the VAR team there in Davos led by Juan Lara of Chile.
05:04So, Europe meets North Africa in this Group F contest.
05:09And let's have a look at the teams for you, Sweden team.
05:13Chosen by Graham Potter and captain by Viktor Lindelof of Aston Villa, part of their three-man defence.
05:19The left-wing back is Leeds Gabriel Gudmundsson, Brighton's Ghatanayari starts in their midfield.
05:26Celtics Feni Mindegren plays as that number 10 role with a front two, which on paper would strike fear into
05:33any opponent.
05:34But we wait to see whether Victor Jocherez and Alexander Isak can catch fire together.
05:39The bench includes Anthony Ilanga and Lucas Berrival.
05:45As for Tunisia, only a fifth game in charge for their coach, Sabri Lembouchi.
05:50Before his tenure, their defence was flawless in qualifying.
05:54We expect it's still a cautious type of play.
05:57Only a fourth cap in their midfield for Rani Kadira.
06:00His brother Sami won the World Cup with Germany 12 years ago.
06:04Jan Valeri of Sheffield Wednesday and Anisleman of Norwich both starts.
06:08Bernice Hannibal is the symbol now of this team.
06:11And the attack led by Elias Stard, who's a winger at club level playing in Germany.
06:18Well, Lucy, it is a very strong group this one.
06:21And for these two, if they have chances of going through, you would think this is going to be a
06:25pivotal game.
06:26Absolutely.
06:27Jo, I think it's a chance for all of these two teams to get a head start.
06:30It's a really difficult group.
06:32Sweden are arguably the best strikers in the group.
06:34Tunisia qualify without conceding.
06:36They're incredibly difficult to break down.
06:38And I'm interested to see which style comes out on top tonight.
06:42The winner would end the match at the top of the group.
06:47All set to go in Monterey, 8pm local time in the north-east of Mexico.
06:54And Greg Kitts, Tunisia, will begin the match.
07:00It's the third and final Mexican venue to welcome this fast World Cup.
07:06Tournament's atmosphere is always enhanced and enriched with the Swedes in town.
07:11Good outing for the other songs from the stadium, DJ, before the teams came out.
07:17So many questions about the way that Sweden would line up in some of their attack, Lucy.
07:21And we do have this pairing with Isak and Jokeres.
07:25For you, can they be a potent combination together?
07:28When you look at the squad and the squad depth of Sweden, the quality,
07:32you sort of scratch your head to understand how they didn't do better in qualifying,
07:35but obviously, Graham Potter got them going.
07:38I think he simplified everything.
07:40The simple things well.
07:41He defended a little bit better.
07:44And the playoffs, and now they're here, so it's about building on that.
07:50They always bring tremendous support, and the fans are right behind this man, Graham Potter.
07:55He took over nine months ago, just weeks after being sacked by West Ham.
08:01These are remarkable staging post-its in the life and career of Graham Potter.
08:10Going through the playoffs in such dramatic fashion.
08:12Back in March.
08:16We're here hoping to see their team make up for lost time.
08:19Had he missed out on the last World Cup in Qatar,
08:21and the last European Championships in Germany two years ago.
08:37It's Gustav Lager-Bjölkert.
08:39The right of Sweden's back three.
08:41The left is Lindelof.
08:43He was the captain, which would have been Spurs going for the safe ski,
08:48but he was a big miss for Sweden for this World Cup,
08:51a player who has missed the last 12 months due to injury.
08:56Just lose that little bit of creativity, don't they?
08:59Without him.
09:00Sabri de Moushi, his first competitive game in charge in Tunisia.
09:05It's been a revolving door of head coaches for them.
09:07They've had six since the last World Cup in Qatar.
09:13He took charge in January.
09:15His first match was a 1-0 win against Haiti,
09:18but no wins since then.
09:20And their last warm-up game was a concern.
09:21A 5-0 defeat against Belgium a week ago.
09:24And their previous head coach in their defence was very impressive qualifying.
09:37The issue here for Gudmundsson, who was caught late there by Jan Bavari.
09:43Gudmundsson would get cold.
09:46That position would be interesting.
09:49Battle between the two of them.
09:52Gudmundsson just get himself forward.
09:54We've seen it in the Premier League at Leeds.
09:57He's caught.
10:00He's a doubt over the involvement of Gudmundsson in the game
10:03because of a serious virus he picked up in recent days.
10:06But he's good to go from the start, although in the wars immediately.
10:12And he moves at Leeds that summer.
10:15When Leeds switched to this formation, back three in the wing-backs,
10:19he really came into his own.
10:21He's perfect.
10:21He's very athletic, so he can get up and down at left-hand side.
10:26And he just got better as the season went along.
10:30Good support here, too, Pichanizia.
10:32Those North African rivals, Morocco, set that new standard in Qatar
10:36at the last World Cup with their famous run to the semi-final stage.
10:42The fans dream of something similar, although...
10:45I don't think they'll expect they'll go anywhere near that far.
10:50It's just getting instability, manager-wise.
10:53LaRouche's trying to...
10:54At the source of his first competitive game,
10:56he's had a few games, but...
10:59really played that well in the AFCON.
11:03And there he's Torbin.
11:04This is Saar.
11:07And away was by Mindelov for Sweden.
11:12And a chance for the Swedes to break out for the first time.
11:15First chance to attack for Victor Jokeres of Arsenal.
11:22Jokeres will take it on, too.
11:24And right for the work over here.
11:26Victor Jokeres looks to be in the mood tonight.
11:29Yeah, I mean, that's what Sweden have got.
11:33We've got the likes of Jokeres in a team.
11:37He's been behind them as soon as they sort of break.
11:39And Tunisia gave them that space to run into.
11:42He decided to have a go himself.
11:44Going off a title-winning season.
11:48It's been difficult for him at times at Arsenal.
11:51But we know what a striker he is.
11:53And we're here to prove it at the World Cup.
11:57He scored 15 goals.
11:58That's 14 caps for Sweden.
12:02That was Arsenal's top scorer this season just gone.
12:05But he was only used off the bench in that Champions League final in Budapest.
12:11He's playing even Negan of Celtic.
12:14He scored 20 goals himself this season.
12:17In Scotland, 21 for him.
12:19The best of his career.
12:40The stoppage is entailing here.
12:43Real-Falman Perez just moving over towards his near side.
12:51Keep out.
12:52It's now being moved.
12:54On we go again.
12:58Marga Bielka in towards Isak.
13:06It's here.
13:08We'll try that.
13:09Tunisia.
13:09We're in the ball.
13:12Quickly from Sweden.
13:14That first pass will be longer.
13:15It's a little bit more direct.
13:17For the defensive resilience.
13:22He's sacked in behind here.
13:24Again, the goalkeeper.
13:25He's not got there in time.
13:26It's Jokeres.
13:27And turned away by Talby.
13:29Sweden come again.
13:31Oh, what a finish.
13:33What a hit.
13:35Yassin Ayari.
13:40He's thumbed that one home for Sweden.
13:45It's a dream start for their fans here tonight.
13:48And the brighter man.
13:50But Sweden won goal in front with a rasping shot.
13:55He's been threatening, haven't they, Sweden.
13:57We're all in forward with it.
13:58It's Jokeres, Isak, Negrin.
14:01Oh, in fact, Ayari followed up unbelievably well.
14:06The ball over the top that landed at Isak's feet.
14:11He stayed onside like he might have done.
14:15Interesting to see, but the goalkeeper comes out well.
14:18Comes back to Jokeres who couldn't finish it.
14:21But what about this?
14:22For a finish.
14:23First touch brilliantly and then absolutely slammed it to the back of the net.
14:29You don't want to celebrate, but you know what it must feel inside.
14:38Just powering it.
14:40The goalkeeper, Chemak.
14:45Well, the punch of the air for Graham Potter.
14:48A flying start for his team in Monterey.
14:51And quite some story for Gatinei, whose mother is Tunisian.
14:57He's scored against the North Africans here.
15:00The player who scored four times for the Seagulls of Brighton this season.
15:04And he has his first World Cup goal now.
15:08Respectful reaction to scoring, but he's been absolutely buzzing about that quality.
15:17Tunisian mother, a Moroccan father, but he was born in Sweden.
15:22He's 22 years of age.
15:26Enjoying ourselves.
15:28Tonight.
15:29Not expected.
15:31Tunisian to try and do in Australia.
15:33Tunisian did last night against Turkey, but now they may have to be a little bit more adventurers at some
15:39point in this game.
15:39Tunisian is a rather a little down.
15:44Tunisian is a little bit more on the ground.
15:47Hannibal has gone down there for Tuesday and stayed down soon.
15:51We saw no foul.
15:53We've tried to match Sweden up on it tunisia number five at the back
16:01Concession but there's a bit of quality
16:06It's Hannibal
16:07He carries the team
16:11So dank for the match Hannibal juice to a hamstring issue. He missed their last warm-up game that big
16:16lost against Belgium
16:22About Tunisia not conceding in the qualifying campaign, maybe
16:26False sense of security because the world of games since and after on they can see the goals each game
16:34Quality the group that you thought but still have that sort of resilience and mentality about them as a group
16:49They have a chance to try and hit back here immediately from this set please which Hannibal what say?
16:55How we open defense
17:08Nice
17:09Low ball the best and was steed away by Krohn-Hansen
17:17It's ten clean sheets in ten matches
17:21remarkable defensive resilience but
17:24It's a big step up in the World Cup stage
17:29There's been so much change shoe over the past six months off the back of the AFCON tournament
17:36change of head coach
17:38Change of personnel to a whole host of experienced players have been passed aside by Sabri Lemushi some new players
17:45have been brought in
17:45Some who've not been kept for a few years have come back
17:49Some new group around the younger players as well likes the Fannibal but it's about them gelling but they need
17:55to gel pretty quickly because this is not an easy group
17:58We've got Japan and the Netherlands as well
18:04And the lowest ranked team in this group and he's had to get around lower of the ten African teams
18:10at this World Cup
18:15Rocker is
18:20And then
18:21the German second division
18:21But Hassan
18:22It's in the German second division
18:27And the off fast the experiences
18:3077 cat tonight his fourth tournament his second World Cup
18:39Last time on this day Sweden could reach the last eight eight years ago in Russia
18:48It was their 13th World Cup only six European nations have been to more
18:58Good ones of now he said I already the goal scorer
19:13It's here I'll give you okay
19:18It's it by security who is she needs he is captain
19:25But harsen
19:34Hannibal
19:36That's a leap up with every star for me taggear and stars find a way through good run by son
19:42There's the pass for similar and a good save there by Norvell still might be a chance. It's lots away
19:48by here
19:50Offside flag has been raised
19:53Might have been offside
19:55All from side just go beyond on the decision
20:00Assistant, I think that just shows the pace that they've got on the counter tunisia and that is what we're
20:06gonna have to rely on
20:07Defend a little bit better
20:09Make sure that we do get the picture quickly that they finish those chances a little bit more clinical
20:22Response continue is here
20:26We're the first African team to win a world cup match and that was a win from behind all the
20:30way back in
20:321978 they came from behind to beat mexico
20:35Three goals to one in argentina
20:44Area for the swedes finding good munson
20:49By telling
21:07The white players using this place in those sort of wide areas essentially there's lots of bodies in that
21:19We back situation
21:27First match in this group is entertaining to to draw it gathers between
21:32Japan of the year today
21:37The big favorites to play the top two spots, but
21:41The stands we will be top of the group at the end of the day
21:45The blue sheet
21:49Cardiff City
21:51A year in charge in the East midlands he had
21:55Three years in charge of Cardiff
21:58Since then in Saudi Arabian football
22:04At the world cup again, he had a spell 12 years ago in charge of Ivory Coast
22:13Up in 2014 they had high hopes, but
22:17At the group stage a team of the likes of Yaya Turi and didier tropper
22:21Went out at the first phase
22:28The similar sort of run into that left inside channel there and
22:36Making sure that they work well as I have a chemistry they can build on that in this game
22:48The way there it
22:51For there it
22:56Actually for a Mexican wave inside this Monterey stadium
22:59There are a large number of locals Mexicans are in you can see the green shirts all around the stadium
23:04In Rome then
23:05In Mexico
23:08Mexicans who've been buoyed by their winning stars on first at the house second
23:14Mission captivated by the world cup from day one
23:21Such a panel shot here by Ayari
23:26It's not to this
23:32Contestive
23:35Perfect finish
23:41He can back running his fourth cap his day became in March
23:44Another area great change in the genusian team in that goalkeeping position
23:59It's a mix of players aren't it Sweden?
24:02It's just been an experienced
24:05It's a blind really
24:07It's a blind really
24:07A little off
24:17It's been nine months of redemption for Graham Potter
24:20He's a figure who is
24:22It's not the admired and well respected in Swedish football
24:26Seven years in charge of the club side Ostersunds
24:30Quite remarkable job there
24:33Took over when they were in the fourth tier
24:36Took them to top right foot for them
24:38To the European football to
24:40And Saar
24:42To the target for him
24:43I mean Tunisia look like they feel like they can get at the back three of Sweden
24:49And the freedom to get themselves forward
24:51And actually from a Sweden point of view
24:53It's far too easy to get on top of them as well
24:55Need a little bit more protection in front
24:59But
25:00A couple of times now
25:01That
25:02Tunisia found themselves
25:04Having a shot and goal
25:04Getting in behind
25:05Yes it was offside but
25:06Not too easy from a Sweden point of view
25:23For bear by hand
25:27And the mid
25:28It's Hannibal
25:29It's a Burmese team that went down
25:31In the Premier League this season
25:36Nice turn there by Ayari
25:38Good movement from Jokeres
25:40But it was read well by Regic
25:46That's what I can do isn't it
25:48Let's get in behind
25:50Just run into the space
25:51Use the space
25:52And stretch
25:53Which creates a little bit
25:54Of an area for Isak to work in as well
26:01Countdown for the referee
26:02The five second countdown for throwing
26:04And
26:05The taker there went beyond the five seconds
26:07So that will now go Sweden's way
26:09Good morning
26:10Good morning
26:11But there he
26:12Can't be time-wasting
26:13When you're born
26:14They were
26:14Only 19 minutes
26:16Yeah, I think they're just so used to
26:17Taking a little bit longer
26:18With
26:19Throw-ins
26:19It'll probably
26:20Take some getting used to
26:21For some players
26:22Especially these sort of
26:23Full-backs and wing-backs
26:24Who would normally take
26:26Throw-ins
26:27To get a wriggle on
26:31To get a good
26:41And off
26:44To get a good
26:45To get a good
26:48To throw-ins
26:54to get a good
26:55To get a good
26:56To get a good
26:57To get a good
27:00it's going to be one of the warmer venues at the world cup temperatures here can reach
27:0540 plus in summer in terms of celsius this match didn't be offered a local time temperature 28
27:13degrees he made two that was struck another example i already writing this tremendous scouting system
27:32he picked up three and a half years ago and he had loan spells at blackbird rovers and coventry city
27:45he's become a key man now in the brighton team which will be playing in the
27:50european football next season had a tremendous season this year under fabian hurtzler
27:57regular two under great foster starting six now of his first seven games in charge
28:42of the european league this season it's now playing for celci before moving to portuguese football
28:50good munson joca race it's ayari then negra it's a way of sad
29:03that's a good start longer for yelker descendant of swedish nobility he's a baron
29:09there's something 50 odd in line to the throne 245th to be precise so it's not gonna happen anytime soon
29:15i don't think
29:19so time for the first half hydration break
29:22a very fine start for the swedes sayari with the goal after seven minutes some hit it was too
29:36with a new look about it but monterey a city which has a rich world cup pedigree
29:41eight games hit the last world cup in mexico 40 years ago
29:46three of england's script games beat against portugal the draw against morocco but they won their
29:52final group match against poland a hat-trick from garrodineke
29:57they went on to lose in the final stage against maradona's argentina of the azteca
30:06the great potter lucy really has got a tune out of this sweden team yeah he has i think that
30:11he's created a bond with the players and
30:13a collective as a group pretty early with in his tenure but they have got quality never
30:20performed to their maximum i don't think in qualifying but this was the goal
30:25goalkeeper did as well as he could at that stage you know karez had his shot blocked but what about
30:30that for an effort
30:32from ayari i mean the only thing i would say about sweden but tunisia haven't taken advantage of yet is
30:37that
30:38i think the protection of the three center backs is pretty limited and it's relied on karlstrom
30:43because ayari is quite
30:46forward focused and then you've got negrin in front of him as well and
30:49what tunisia have now so it's done is they've concentrated centrally because they know if they
30:54win it back then we can get right in behind the essential midfielders but they haven't taken advantage of that
31:00yet
31:03it is a venue which holds just over 50 000 there are lots of empty seats it must be set
31:09inside this monterey stadium
31:10tonight
31:16mention that dismal qualifying campaign for sweden led by a day which didn't sit too well with the swedish
31:22fans john dal thomerson recall from his new castle day is a former blackburn boss too
31:28he became a bit toxic in the end didn't he and i think that's credit to graham potter for coming
31:34in
31:34and just settling things down in a formation that they all seem comfortable with making sure that
31:43they defended well first but he's got some really talented players in those forward areas you can sort
31:49of rely on your elite strikers and make sure that you concentrate on putting them out the other end
31:54which is what he did i must say this dj is having a bar stormy night ever before the game
32:00and now john bon jovi
32:03must be a playlist
32:16should rename the hydration break dancing break
32:23this is buggy next to me
32:31so we'll see if she needs to you could use that break to their advantage and a few words of
32:36instruction from sabri lamushi trying to impose themselves more on the game because up to now
32:43swedes have been the dominant teams in terms of possession
32:56so
33:25it's been him in
33:25in the chisian sport for this world cup with seven goals to his name
33:31it tells you a lot isn't it
33:37chronic
33:39lack of performing in front of goals recently recent games leading up to the world cup
33:46so
33:53it's
33:55it's
34:04it's
34:06it's
34:14it's
34:19obscurity
34:23Valeri, five in red shirts there in the box waiting for a ball bin, which arrives now
34:28with a red kick, Fassad, Hannibal, right by Ayari.
34:48Hannibal again, on the space far side for Valeri, couldn't get the ball in play, just a bit of sustained
34:56possession in Sweden's half that Tunisia have had, I thought right at the start of that that
35:01perhaps it could have gone forward a little bit quicker, because Sweden just look a little
35:06bit vulnerable when they're out of shape and have got bodies beyond, and the back three
35:11quite isolated.
35:25Before Grandpaso went to take charge of Ostersunds in Swedish football, he was in charge of Leeds,
35:31met uni in the tenth tier of the English pyramid.
35:38Hard to find a job in the professional game in the UK, hence his move abroad, and a move
35:44that turned out to be a tremendous success for him.
35:51Having to rebuild his reputation for those tough times with Chelsea in West Ham.
36:03Start, Sleman, Hannibal, start again.
36:08Maybe slightly overplay in there, Tunisia.
36:12Now Sweden will try and counter, Jokeres there, leading up with Isak.
36:16Isak against Talby, win for goal, and scores!
36:222-0 Sweden!
36:30And Alexander Isak, after a year beset by injury, he's fit and firing now at the World Cup for
36:39the Swedes.
36:41They're number nine, five at one home, to double their advantage.
36:47It's just a reminder there, the ease in which Alexander Isak plays football.
36:55Look, Shemak trying to save that, but in terms of Isak and his run down that left-hand side,
37:04I mean Tunisia did overplay, could they have a nice shot, but then as soon as you let him
37:07go on that left-hand side.
37:09Just the ease of his run.
37:13Brilliant, there's no way he didn't think that that was going to end up in a shot on goal.
37:21Great side, given quite a lot of room really, he didn't really need to be given that.
37:26The goalkeeper could have done a little bit better I think, but Isak will not get a job.
37:32He's certainly working up his fitness, he's in perfect form now.
37:41Face of joy for Greg Potter.
37:45Isak there at his best, coming off that left-hand side.
37:48He posed the question, could Jokeres and Isak play together?
37:53Jokeres there with the assist, Isak with a goal, and half an hour in.
37:58It's a comfortable lead now for the Swedes, but Ethan Gizzi straight away,
38:03Saar can't get one back immediately, but by Jago Bielka.
38:07That second goal actually came from Tunisia not having a shot,
38:11committing players forward and then losing it on the edge of Sweden's box.
38:16The thing about having elite strikers is they deal with the ball so well,
38:19and they know exactly how to work off each other, and that's what Jokeres and Isak did.
38:29He scored a similar goal two weeks ago in a friendly match when he came off the bench against Norway.
38:35Maybe signs now that Isak has put behind him all the travails of the past 12 months.
38:40That saga of last summer when he missed the whole of pre-season.
38:47Three and a half months out of this campaign with that break and they suffered at Spurs back in December.
38:53His fan starts, pretty hard to come by for Liverpool.
38:57His first World Cup appearance, the first World Cup goal.
39:02It's going to look like the Isak of all.
39:06Newcastle.
39:08It's Ben Harsom.
39:10Came in by Abzi.
39:13Sweden corner.
39:15They're struggling a bit Tunisia, who knows that?
39:18They cannot go any further than two if they have any hope of getting anything from this game.
39:22Newcastle.
39:41Some contact there, lots of grappling in the box which the officials will be hot on watching at the World
39:47Cup.
39:49Even with the corner.
39:51Half chance there for Lindelof who couldn't keep it down.
39:54He's flaming there, his shirt was being tugged.
39:57Like you said, getting lots of grappling in that six-yard box, lots of bodies in there.
40:04That six-yard box, lots of bodies in there.
40:09Oh, he didn't show free Lindelof because he was being held.
40:13Oh, there he.
40:19That's Garbo Sweden came seven years ago.
40:33That's done by the movement and fluidity of the forward players.
40:39Sweden.
40:40I don't know if it would have been.
40:42Oh, we have Isak.
41:01Isak missed most of qualifying.
41:03He missed the two playoff matches too back in March of this year.
41:06He missed it.
41:10He missed it now when it really matters most.
41:20Not knowing a full 90 minutes since last October.
41:23Maybe a case of just easing him through the tournament.
41:27There's not really much you can't do and it's about getting into his stride, but this will be brilliant for
41:32his confidence
41:33And he'll start getting his fall back
41:36This is probably a weak strike
41:38I could have done better, but
41:42Building your confidence point of view in Isak
41:45The relationship with Jokeres is excellent
41:51Watching him play at Liverpool and their rare appearances he had this season
41:54It's a bit out of sync with his teammates in fact that chemistry with them, but
41:59See here that chemistry is they're very apparent with Jokeres. He's got buddies around him as well, which helps Joe
42:07Isolated at all
42:13But not
42:16The Sweden corner
42:25Danger of heads dropping for Tunisia to make sure they stay in the game
42:36Which is built on a strong defense, but when that defense malfunctions
42:41Didn't worry for them
42:48What's a Jocelyn going on?
42:51Negra in again
42:52Palmed away by shamak
42:55Jokeres
42:58By wrecking
43:18What a time when referees wanted to go unnoticed
43:23What a time when referees wanted to go unnoticed
43:29If they go unnoticed
43:32Come on
43:32Very much down essential retention
43:42Three centre-halves all that bears who attacked the throwing
43:45Sent him by Globunska
43:49The longest long throw, but she's here
43:53She got the ball the way he sat now will try and tussle for this
43:58Against a G
44:00And it will soon he sack your welfare to hold them both off and find a pass for Karlstrom
44:07Tall player he's so good in tight areas the ball at his feet
44:13Natural
44:14Footballer actual athlete
44:20Most expensive player in world football when that transfer eventually went through last summer from Newcastle to Liverpool
44:34Goodman's right this time he said
44:39Ayari down he went no foul given
44:44It's them on
44:46Back by Karlstrom
44:47Really well that jump from
44:50It's position
44:52Center back just to try and stop that they did so
44:57To attack
45:14It's time it's time for the first
45:29Now it's time for the second time because it's going to win
45:42It's time for the second time for the second time to take a full defense
45:43To play on Trap
45:44at a world cup since john sheridan played for ireland at usa 94. who did move on loan to play
45:51swiss football for young boys meet the way through the campaign just gone trials and tribulations
45:57being experienced signed by sheffield wednesday given his senior debut at the age of 16 by mark
46:06he is at southampton it's not easy
46:17lacking in a little bit of confidence disparity in quality of the final third of the two teams
46:23it's very evident
46:32that's it
46:35very good ball being and got the race was stretching for it but
46:39just couldn't quite get there in time
46:44rising ball in your grace chanik not far post he went for it far away
47:05it's a nice balance in that central midfield area
47:082 000 players have got in there which is better teams that will lose possession that
47:15be a little bit vulnerable tonight
47:29Laga Bielka
47:32Bernhardsen
47:39The last time the World Cup was in North America, Sweden
47:42Could have a podium finish, they were third
47:45For a wonderful run to the semi-finals
47:48Some great memories for that generation of Swedish supporters
47:51Who went to the USA
47:52A team with the likes of Thomas Brobin and Martin Darby
47:56Young Henrik Larsson too in that squad, he was just emerging
48:01The goalkeeper Thomas Lavelli was a hero in a shootout win against Romania
48:08We're just stepping in to calm a few tempers
48:14Needless to say Hannibal has been riled
48:19It's been a frustrating half so far for Tunisia
48:27In the final third
48:30Expect frustrations
48:31Checking for Hannibal
48:45Checking for Hannibal
48:50Checking for Hannibal
48:59Here's Reiki
49:01Now Hannibal
49:04Here goes Gudmussen
49:05Here goes Gudmussen
49:29It's on
49:29That near post area
49:31That was the attempt at least
49:32And Rekic
49:33But couldn't quite put it off
49:35Set back now for Hannibal
49:37To Benibull then to Rekic
49:39And it's a goal back
49:44Omar Rekic
49:45And Tunisia
49:47Back in the game again
49:50It's his first goal for his country
49:53And stab with the Moose's team
49:55On target
49:55It's back to 2-1
49:57It's the first bit of quality that we've seen
49:59In Sweden's box from Tunisia
50:04Just the quality of the ball in there
50:06Had to make the most out of restarts
50:08That was a throw in
50:09But the quality of the ball from Hannibal
50:12A great little knob
50:13But no real pressure
50:15From Rekic
50:15As it comes in there
50:17More or less a free header
50:21Can be a little bit vulnerable
50:23Sweden defensively
50:24They haven't really been tested until then
50:27And then Tunisia
50:28Get that goal back
50:31Omar Rekic
50:32A player who was recalled by Bermucci
50:34In March
50:35With his first gap
50:36For four years
50:39Scored their first goal of this World Cup
50:43It will be a mood changer
50:44With half time not too far away
50:46It's a really important time to score
50:49To an easiest point of view
50:50But Sweden just in the end
50:52Quite comfortable
50:54As if that goal back
50:55Just shocked them a little bit
50:56Team Nelope
50:58And thought that
50:58They were sort of cruising to victory
51:00And now all of a sudden
51:01The picture changes
51:02On the weekends
51:15Loes
51:15That's Talbi
51:18Runhast them with a header
51:20And a space to move into here
51:22For Benjamin Negrin
51:23Two ahead of him, Jogares, that came Ben Hamid, knocking at Abdiq, second phase of a set piece, Sweden's undoing,
51:45a long throw situation which they will try and profit from themselves.
52:01So up steps Gabriel Goodmanson, Gabriel Goodmanson, Gabriel Goodmanson, a foul throw from Gabriel Goodmanson.
52:40The first half is in Monterey.
52:44The first half is in Monterey.
52:47I mean the Sweden look comfortable, some of these strikers on the pitch and they've been doing their stuff but
52:53it's far too easy from a Sweden point of view to concede.
52:57They get themselves back in it and it just changes a half-time talk for both managers.
53:21Could this be a chance for the Sweden to try and put themselves a two-goal buffer again before the
53:27break?
53:37Aiyari's free kick, far too close though to Shama.
53:42Dispatches straight away.
53:45Little someone ahead of there, to the Portman 2, with Sarr just behind him.
53:52Hannibal, now Saar, is Vavere, Saar, Skiri, goes Lindemov, right now the Swedes, I think, want that half-time whistle.
54:26Three big centre-backs and nobody got near breaking, he got his head on the end of it.
54:38And again, there they were, but it was good covering by Saar, Keane.
54:53Stepping across to have a word with the bench of Tunisia.
55:02The animated downhill, Miss Deer touchlight.
55:17Saar, Valeri, Skiri, now it's Hannibal.
55:26Could they have yet levelled the game before half-time?
55:33Abdi, Slimar, Hannibal.
55:38The challenge there, off the ball, when Haarston's limping back to his feet again.
55:46There's a lot of momentum shifts in a game that couldn't actually look like they believed themselves.
55:50Tunisia were going to get back into it and then, all of a sudden, a shot in the arm and
55:55they've finished the half-strongly.
56:05Half-time thoughts, OK?
56:06Half-time thoughts, OK?
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