Mattias Svanberg Scores Against Tunisia Just 18 Seconds After Entering the Game

Sweden's substitute, Mattias Svanberg, scored his team's fourth goal in their 5-1 victory over Tunisia just 18 seconds after coming on, with his very first touch of the ball. His goal was initially disallowed for offside, but after a VAR review, it was determined that Alexander Isak had played the ball in the interim, meaning Svanberg was not in an offside position.

Since 1966, only one player at the World Cup finals has managed to score faster after coming on as a substitute. Uruguayan Richard Morales entered as a halftime substitute in their third group stage match against Senegal at the 2002 World Cup and found the back of the net against the African side just 16 seconds into the second half.