- 1 Sweden – Tunisia: A tight opener for Group F in Guadalupe
- 2 Sweden will look to their attacking firepower
- 3 Tunisia want to spring a surprise and shut up shop
- 4 Likely line-ups
- 5 World Cup prediction Sweden vs Tunisia
- 6 Before anything else, a word on our predictions
- 7 No commitment from us
- 8 Information can change
- 9 Your responsibility
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- 11 Legal age
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Sweden – Tunisia: A tight opener for Group F in Guadalupe 
Estadio BBVA is set to come alive for the opening game of Group F at this World Cup. Sweden face Tunisia in the early hours of Monday morning in Mexico. For Sweden, this is a chance to justify their favourite tag against a bruised African side still looking to settle old scores. Tunisia were ruthless during qualifying, and Sweden will need to stay sharp at the back if they want to avoid a nasty surprise.
Sweden will look to their attacking firepower 
For their first global stage outing, Sweden head in determined to erase the defensive doubts left by their last few warm-up games. Head coach Graham Potter has an issue over Gabriel Gudmundsson, who has been struck down by a virus, but Sweden do get Victor Lindelof back to steady the rearguard. Their attacking setup looks dangerous, with Alexander Isak and Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres leading the line. The crowd will expect a strong showing from a country that has often started World Cups well. Sweden’s forwards will need to be clinical to break Tunisia down. A win here would put them in a strong position before they meet the rest of the group. The whole nation will be hoping to see them deliver.
Tunisia want to spring a surprise and shut up shop 
Tunisia, meanwhile, arrive at this finals with one clear target: finally getting out of the group stage for the first time in their history. Sabri Lamouchi’s side cruised through African qualifying, finishing top of their group with an almost perfect record and not conceding a single goal. Recent friendlies have been messy, including a heavy 5-0 loss to Belgium, but Tunisia still come armed with a full squad. The coaching staff will be relying on the return of key men such as Hannibal Mejbri and Rani Khedira in midfield to shore things up and hit the Scandinavians on the break.
Likely line-ups
Sweden: Nordfeldt ; Hien, Lindelof, Lagerbielke ; Bernhardsson, Karlstrom, Ayari, Gudmundsson ; Nygren ; Gyokeres, Isak
Tunisia: Chamakh ; Valery, Rekik, Talbi, Ali Abdi ; Skhiri, Khedira ; Achouri, Hannibal, Gharbi ; Chaouat
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World Cup prediction Sweden vs Tunisia
Tunisia or draw
This opening Group F clash looks a lot tighter and more tactical than many expect, with two sides built on very different ideas. Sweden have a world-class attack that can turn a game in a flash, but they have looked alarmingly shaky defensively for months. They have now conceded in 11 straight matches in all competitions, which says plenty about how fragile they look when put under pressure.
Tunisia, for their part, know how to frustrate European sides when they are cast as underdogs and able to sit deep in a compact block. The Eagles of Carthage were impressively hard to break down throughout qualifying, and the return of midfield influences like Hannibal Mejbri should help them kill off Sweden’s transitions. Against a Swedish side that had to scrape through via the play-offs and still looks uncertain at the back, Tunisia have enough to nick a valuable point.
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