Thursday , 2 July 2026

Netherlands vs Sweden, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Netherlands
5 – 1
Full Time
Sweden
Sat 20 Jun 2026 · 17:00 UTC NRG Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Brian Brobbey 5' 1–0
Brian Brobbey 17' 2–0
Cody Gakpo 47' 3–0
Cody Gakpo 54' 4–0
4–1 59' Anthony Elanga
Memphis Depay 89' 5–1
Y 53' Gabriel Gudmundsson
Y 75' Yasin Ayari
Y 81' Lucas Bergvall

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Sweden — Worldcup at NRG Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 James Mainwaring
19 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 6.0 goals Sweden
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-20 Netherlands 5–1 Sweden

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Sweden H 5–1 W
14 Jun Japan H 2–2 D
10 Jul England H 1–2 L
06 Jul Turkey H 2–1 W
02 Jul Romania A 3–0 W
25 Jun Austria H 2–3 L
Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Netherlands A 1–5 L
15 Jun Tunisia H 5–1 W
29 Jun Ukraine H 1–2 L
23 Jun Poland H 3–2 W
18 Jun Slovakia H 1–0 W
14 Jun Spain A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Netherlands Sweden
#21 Position #23
7 Points 4
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 7
4 Conceded 7
+6 GD +0
2.33 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season

Netherlands are 21st (7 pts). Sweden are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Netherlands
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds NRG Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Netherlands and Sweden.
  • 5' Netherlands is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brian Brobbey on 5.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' Goal! Brian Brobbey scores his 59 goal in 480 matches.
  • 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Virgil van Dijk, as he is very good at scoring at NRG Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' Sweden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
  • 32' Netherlands is showing some good football. However, Netherlands are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' It’s high time Ronald Koeman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' Netherlands manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Crysencio Summerville is hanging Donyell Malen on the field on 46 minute.
  • 47' GOAL! Cody Gakpo scores on 47.
  • 52' Alexander Isak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 53' Sweden player sees a card in front of him.
  • 54' Goal! Cody Gakpo scores his 95 goal in 436 matches.
  • 55' The Sweden manager makes a substitution. Jesper Karlstrom departs to be replaced by Besfort Zeneli.
  • 59' What a strike from Anthony Elanga! The score is 4-1.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Guus Til. He replaces Tijjani Reijnders on 59 minute.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 72' Netherlands manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Memphis Depay is hanging Brian Brobbey on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' Yasin Ayari was booked on 75.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Sweden team. Yasin Ayari is replaced by Taha Ali on 79 minute.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Lucas Bergvall.
  • 86' Noa Lang has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 89' Goal! Crysencio Summerville scores his 29 goal in 95 matches.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Noa Lang. He replaces Cody Gakpo on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Netherlands players.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

Sweden Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
4.96 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Sweden xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 94% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands75% Draw13% Sweden12%
Actual: Netherlands win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 6.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 100%
0%
± 1.5 98%
2%
± 2.5 94%
6%
± 3.5 86%
14%
± 4.5 73%
27%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
88%
Draw or Sweden
25%
Netherlands or Sweden
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands70% Draw21% Sweden9%
Actual: Netherlands win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 1
6.4%
5 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
6 – 1
5.2%
4 – 2
5%
5 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
5 – 0
4.1%
6 – 2
4.1%
7 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Sweden covers
-2.5 56% — 44%
-2 56% 16% 28%
-1.5 72% — 28%
-1 72% 13% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 4% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Sweden keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.