Netherlands 5–1 Sweden
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · 20 June 2026 · NRG Stadium, Houston.
Status: full time. Half time 2–0. Referee: Michael Oliver, England.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Netherlands 55%, draw 24%, Sweden 21%. Pre-match odds (10Bet): 1.71 / 3.90 / 4.40.
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Goals
- 5' B. Brobbey (Netherlands) — assist C. Gakpo
- 17' B. Brobbey (Netherlands) — assist D. Dumfries
- 47' C. Gakpo (Netherlands) — assist D. Dumfries
- 54' C. Gakpo (Netherlands) — assist C. Summerville
- 59' A. Elanga (Sweden) — assist A. Isak
- 89' C. Summerville (Netherlands) — assist M. Depay
Cards
- 53' G. Gudmundsson (Sweden) — Yellow Card
- 75' Y. Ayari (Sweden) — Yellow Card
- 80' L. Bergvall (Sweden) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Netherlands | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.47 | 0.94 |
| Total shots | 10 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 5 |
| Shots blocked | 1 | 3 |
| Passes | 450 | 409 |
| Accurate passes | 397 | 350 |
| Corners | 2 | 4 |
| Offsides | 3 | 3 |
| Fouls | 9 | 12 |
| Saves | 6 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
Netherlands lineup (4-3-3)
Coach: Ronald Koeman.
- Cody Gakpo — Attack, 2 goals
- Brian Brobbey — Attack, 2 goals
- Crysencio Summerville — Attack, 1 goal
- Denzel Dumfries — Defender
- Bart Verbruggen — Goalkeeper
- Frenkie de Jong — Midfield
- Jan Paul van Hecke — Defender
- Virgil van Dijk — Defender
- Teun Koopmeiners — Midfield
- Memphis Depay — Attack
- Micky van de Ven — Defender
- Donyell Malen — Attack
- Guus Til — Midfield
- Ryan Gravenberch — Midfield
- Tijjani Reijnders — Midfield
- Mark Flekken — Goalkeeper
- Robin Roefs — Goalkeeper
- Mats Wieffer — Defender
- Wout Weghorst — Attack
- Noa Lang — Attack
- Marten de Roon — Midfield
- Justin Kluivert — Midfield
- Nathan Aké — Defender
- Lutsharel Geertruida — Defender
- Jorrel Hato — Defender
Sweden lineup (3-1-4-2)
Coach: Graham Potter.
- Anthony Elanga — Attack, 1 goal
- Alexander Isak — Attack
- Viktor Gyökeres — Attack
- Besfort Zeneli — Midfield
- Lucas Bergvall — Midfield
- Yasin Ayari — Midfield
- Alexander Bernhardsson — Attack
- Jesper Karlström — Midfield
- Taha Abdi Ali — Midfielder
- Gabriel Gudmundsson — Defender
- Isak Hien — Defender
- Benjamin Nygren — Attack
- Gustaf Lagerbielke — Defender
- Kristoffer Nordfeldt — Goalkeeper
- Victor Lindelöf — Defender
- Gustaf Nilsson — Attack
- Ken Sema — Defender
- Herman Johansson — Midfield
- Eric Smith — Defender
- Hjalmar Ekdal — Defender
- Jacob Widell Zetterström — Goalkeeper
- Elliot Stroud — Midfield
- Mattias Svanberg — Midfield
- Daniel Svensson — Defender
- Viktor Johansson — Goalkeeper
- Carl Starfelt — Defender
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-10 | Netherlands v Sweden | 2–0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| 2016-09-06 | Sweden v Netherlands | 1–1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
Netherlands — recent form
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan · 2026-06-14
- Netherlands 2–1 Uzbekistan · 2026-06-08
- Netherlands 0–1 Algeria · 2026-06-03
- Netherlands 1–1 Ecuador · 2026-03-31
- Netherlands 2–1 Norway · 2026-03-27
- Netherlands 4–0 Lithuania · 2025-11-17
- Poland 1–1 Netherlands · 2025-11-14
- Netherlands 4–0 Finland · 2025-10-12
Sweden — recent form
- Sweden 5–1 Tunisia · 2026-06-15
- Sweden 2–2 Greece · 2026-06-04
- Norway 3–1 Sweden · 2026-06-01
- Sweden 3–2 Poland · 2026-03-31
- Ukraine 1–3 Sweden · 2026-03-26
- Sweden 1–1 Slovenia · 2025-11-18
- Switzerland 4–1 Sweden · 2025-11-15
- Sweden 0–1 Kosovo · 2025-10-13
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Sweden | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |