Group · Match 35FIFA World Cup 2026
Netherlands
Manager: Ronald Koeman
FT5 – 1
Sweden
Manager: Graham Potter
5' B. Brobbey17' B. Brobbey47' C. Gakpo54' C. Gakpo89' C. Summerville
59' A. Elanga
Houston Stadium · Saturday, 20 June 2026 · 18:00 · FT · Netherlands won after full-time.
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Netherlands4-3-3
Confirmed lineup
Sweden3-1-4-2
186.6↓46'
D. Malen
198.5↓72'
B. Brobbey
⚽⚽
66.8
J. Hecke
86.8
R. Gravenberch
156.7
M. Ven
228.1
D. Dumfries
11★9.1↓90'
C. Gakpo
⚽⚽
146.3↓59'
T. Reijnders
217.1↓59'
F. Jong
46.8
V. Dijk
17.5
B. Verbruggen
216.3↓56'
A. Bernhardsson
235.6
K. Nordfeldt
97.9
A. Isak
106.0↓56'
B. Nygren
26.3
G. Lagerbielke
36.0
V. Lindelöf
46.1
I. Hien
55.9↓90'
G. Gudmundsson
166.6↓56'
J. Karlström
177.3
V. Gyökeres
186.6↓79'
Y. Ayari
Substitutions
46' ▲ Crysencio Summerville ▼ Donyell Malen
59' ▲ Teun Koopmeiners ▼ Frenkie de Jong
59' ▲ Guus Til ▼ Tijjani Reijnders
72' ▲ Memphis Depay ▼ Brian Brobbey
90' ▲ Noa Lang ▼ Cody Gakpo
55' ▲ Anthony Elanga ▼ Alexander Bernhardsson
56' ▲ Lucas Bergvall ▼ Benjamin Nygren
56' ▲ Besfort Zeneli ▼ Jesper Karlström
79' ▲ Taha Ali ▼ Yasin Ayari
90+3' ▲ Elliot Stroud ▼ Gabriel Gudmundsson
Match stats

Team totals

Netherlands v Sweden · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
NetherlandsSweden
51.5%
Possession
48.5%
11
Shots
17
7
Shots on target
9
2
Corners
5
9
Fouls
13
0
Cards
3
Full-time

Match report

Netherlands Dominates Sweden in Euro Clash

In the World Cup, Netherlands emerged victorious over Sweden at Houston Stadium. The game ended with a 5-1 scoreline, following a first-half score of 2-0.

Netherlands silenced Sweden when Brian Brobbey got on the scoresheet in the fifth minute, with an assist from Cody Gakpo.

Netherlands increased their lead to 2-0 when Brian Brobbey scored again. This time he found the net played in by Denzel Dumfries in the 17th minute.

In the 54th minute Cody Gakpo increased the lead for Netherlands with an assist by Crysencio Summerville.

Anthony Elanga just five minutes later, off a pass from Alexander Isak ensuring Sweden reduced the score to 4-1.

Straight after the break Cody Gakpo found the net and increased the team's lead.

The 5-1 goal came in the final minutes when Crysencio Summerville scored for Netherlands set up by Memphis Depay.

Netherlands play Tunisia on 26 June. Sweden's next opponent is Japan on 26 June.

Netherlands are 3 points behind Uruguay.

Match stats

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Netherlands v Sweden · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
2.59
Expected goals (xG)
1.22
3.74
xG on target
1.23
3
Big chances created
2
Match stats

Player Ratings

32 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Netherlands
Cody Gakpo
Cody Gakpo★
90' · 2G · 1A · 5 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
9.10
Brian Brobbey
Brian Brobbey
72' · 2G · 2 shots · 2 KP
8.51
Denzel Dumfries
Denzel Dumfries
90' · 2A · 2 KP · 3 tkl
8.05
Crysencio Summerville
Crysencio Summerville
44' · 1G · 1A · 1 shots · 1 KP · 1 tkl
7.88
Bart Verbruggen
Bart Verbruggen
90'
7.48
Frenkie de Jong
Frenkie de Jong
59' · 3 tkl
7.07
Jan Paul van Hecke
Jan Paul van Hecke
90' · 1 tkl
6.84
Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk
90'
6.78
Ryan Gravenberch
Ryan Gravenberch
90' · 1 shots · 3 tkl
6.77
Memphis Depay
Memphis Depay
18' · 1A · 1 KP
6.71
Micky van de Ven
Micky van de Ven
90' · 1 KP · 2 tkl
6.68
Teun Koopmeiners
Teun Koopmeiners
31' · 1 tkl
6.59
Donyell Malen
Donyell Malen
46' · 1 KP
6.56
Guus Til
Guus Til
31'
6.52
Tijjani Reijnders
Tijjani Reijnders
59' · 1 shots
6.29
Noa Lang
Noa Lang
4'
—
Sweden
Alexander Isak
Alexander Isak
90' · 1A · 1 shots · 4 KP
7.86
Anthony Elanga
Anthony Elanga
34' · 1G · 1 shots
7.38
Viktor Gyökeres
Viktor Gyökeres
90' · 5 shots · 2 KP · 1 tkl
7.27
Taha Ali
Taha Ali
11' · 2 KP
6.71
Besfort Zeneli
Besfort Zeneli
34' · 1 shots · 1 tkl
6.64
Elliot Stroud
Elliot Stroud
1' · 1 KP
6.61
Jesper Karlström 
Jesper Karlström 
56' · 1 shots · 1 KP · 2 tkl
6.57
Lucas Bergvall
Lucas Bergvall
34' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.57
Yasin Ayari
Yasin Ayari
79' · 5 shots · 1 tkl
6.56
Gustaf Lagerbielke
Gustaf Lagerbielke
90' · 1 shots · 8 tkl
6.35
Alexander Bernhardsson
Alexander Bernhardsson
56' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
6.25
Isak Hien 
Isak Hien 
90' · 1 KP · 2 tkl
6.10
Benjamin Nygren
Benjamin Nygren
56' · 1 shots
6.05
Victor Lindelöf
Victor Lindelöf
90'
5.98
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Gabriel Gudmundsson
90' · 1 KP · 1 tkl
5.94
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
90'
5.57
Dugout

Coaches in focus

Koeman v Potter · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Coach
Ronald Koeman
Netherlands · Since Jan 2023
Record
Only 1 match with Netherlands so far
Coach
Graham Potter
Sweden · Since Oct 2025
Record
Only 1 match with Sweden so far
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Netherlands
3 markets
vs
Sweden
3 markets
21.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
176Oddschecker (best price)
1.80Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
6.50Oddschecker (best price)
1.08Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.50Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Netherlands vs Sweden
8 qualifiers · 8 qualifiers
NetherlandsSweden
3.4Goals for1.3
0.5Goals ag.1.9
38%BTTS %63%
63%Over 2.5 %50%
63%Clean sheet0%
0%Failed to score38%
Referee
M. Oliver
Profile on Cards tab

Recent Results · Qualifying Games

Win Draw Loss
Netherlands
  • 2-2HJapan14 Jun
  • 4-0HLithuania17 Nov
  • 1-1APoland14 Nov
  • 4-0HFinland12 Oct
  • 4-0AMalta9 Oct
  • 3-2ALithuania7 Sept
  • 1-1HPoland4 Sept
  • 8-0HMalta10 Jun
  • 2-0AFinland7 Jun
Sweden
  • 5-1HTunisia15 Jun
  • 3-2HPoland31 Mar
  • 3-1AUkraine26 Mar
  • 1-1HSlovenia18 Nov
  • 1-4ASwitzerland15 Nov
  • 0-1HKosovo13 Oct
  • 0-2HSwitzerland10 Oct
  • 0-2AKosovo8 Sept
  • 2-2ASlovenia5 Sept
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Netherlands
overall
4/9
Sweden
overall
6/9
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Netherlands
overall
6/9
Sweden
overall
5/9
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Netherlands
overall
9/9
Sweden
overall
8/9