Netherlands 5-1 Sweden · World Cup 2026
Netherlands beat Sweden 5-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Netherlands and Sweden met in the World Cup 2026 at NRG Stadium in Houston on Saturday, 20 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Netherlands: B. Brobbey 5', 17'; C. Gakpo 47', 54'; C. Summerville 89'. Sweden: A. Elanga 59'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Netherlands had 10 shots with 7 on target, Sweden 16 with 8 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Netherlands and 5 to Sweden. Netherlands conceded 9 fouls, Sweden 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Netherlands, 3 for Sweden).
Line-ups
Netherlands started in a 4-3-3: Bart Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Jan Paul van Hecke, Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven, Ryan Gravenberch, Frenkie de Jong, Tijjani Reijnders, Donyell Malen, Brian Brobbey, Cody Gakpo.
Sweden started in a 3-1-4-2: Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Isak Hien, Victor Lindelöf, Jesper Karlström, Alexander Bernhardsson, Benjamin Nygren, Yasin Ayari, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Viktor Gyökeres, Alexander Isak.
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