Sweden's first opponent, Tunisia, crushed
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Sweden's first opponent, Tunisia, crushed in dress rehearsal

The Swedish team has received heavy criticism after two weak friendlies before the World Cup. But Sweden's first opponent, Tunisia, did not have a successful dress rehearsal either, losing to Belgium 5–0.

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After a 1–3 loss to Norway and a 2–2 draw with Greece, many have expressed concern about Sweden's form ahead of the World Cup.

Perhaps it will ease concerns somewhat that Tunisia has not had much success in recent results either. On Monday they lost 0-1 to Austria, and on Saturday they suffered a 0-5 defeat to Belgium.

The result can perhaps be explained by Tunisia having to play with a man down for the last half hour after Ismaël Gharbi was sent off for receiving two yellow cards in just 13 minutes.

Sweden meets Tunisia on June 15 at 4:00 a.m. local time in Sweden.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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