Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSweden coach Graham Potter celebrates with Gabriel Gudmundsson (Reuters)Sweden, managed by Graham Potter, commenced their World Cup campaign with a commanding 5-1 victory over Tunisia at Estadio Monterrey. Yasin Ayari scored twice, with Mattias Svanberg, Alexander Isak, and Viktor Gyokeres also finding the net for Sweden. During the post-match celebrations, manager Graham Potter was seen bleeding from his right ear, which he jokingly suggested was due to being “scratched or bit”. This impressive performance marks a significant turnaround for Sweden, who had a dismal qualifying campaign before Potter's appointment. Sweden is placed in a challenging Group F and is set to face the Netherlands, one of the tournament favourites, in their next match. In full‘Someone scratched me, or bit me’: Graham Potter reacts to bizarre injury in Sweden’s World Cup celebrationsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Graham Potter celebrated Yasin Ayari's first senior international goal as Sweden opened their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Tunisia in Group F.

Graham Potter guided Sweden to a 3-1 World Cup win over Tunisia, the nation's first World Cup victory since 2018, with goals from Ayari, Isak, and Gyokeres.

Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres were also on the scoresheet as Sweden romped to a 5-1 win in their opening Group F game at the World Cup

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The Sweden boss appeared to be bleeding from his right ear as Sweden celebrated a 5-1 win over Tunisia

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSweden coach Graham Potter celebrates with…

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