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Chris Whiteoak / The National]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/world-cup-2026/2026/06/15/isak-and-gyokeres-punish-tunisia-mistakes-as-sweden-get-world-cup-campaign-up-and-running/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-15T03:57:58.851Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The National</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T03:57:58.851Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Yasin Ayari goals cap superb Sweden display as Tunisia put to the sword in World Cup opener]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/ULHRJNL7B5HHZOU743IEWZ5KFE?auth=9150b04a9b614bad7be5622deec4ef2e24506aeeecced74122cace503a38e01c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3955&amp;height=2225</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sweden's Yasin Ayari celebrates scoring their first goal against Tunisia. 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This is self-defeating]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.thenationalnews.com/resizer/v2/GI34YQTKTO5NE6LUAA7EUER3CE.jpg?auth=20ace5041bd4d6747c1af924ffff088379862624e4e189f89cbc9fd13baa93cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4480&amp;height=2984</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pouring huge sums into military capabilities without comparable investment in prevention and resolution creates a vicious cycle. 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