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Netherlands vs Sweden — World Cup 2026 Group F

Group FFull Time
🇳🇱Netherlands Next round
5–1
🇸🇪SwedenFIFA #38
⚽ B. Brobbey 5'⚽ B. Brobbey 17'⚽ C. Gakpo 47'⚽ C. Gakpo 54'⚽ C. Summerville 89'
53' G. Gudmundsson 🟨59' A. Elanga ⚽75' Y. Ayari 🟨80' L. Bergvall 🟨

WC Pedigree

Titles
Apps
11
Goals
86
Best: Runner-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
Titles
Apps
12
Goals
74
Best: Runner-up (1958)
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Match Recap

Netherlands defeated Sweden 5-1 in their Group F opener. B. Brobbey scored the first of his two goals in the 5th minute, with C. Gakpo also bagging a brace and C. Summerville adding a late fifth. This result places the Netherlands at the top of Group F, which also includes Japan and Tunisia.

Generated 2026-07-17 12:09 UTC

AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies

Performers

Player of the Match

Cody Gakpo

🇳🇱Netherlands·F

2 goals · 1 assist

9.6Rating

Minutes

90'

Goals

2

Assists

1

Shots

4/4

Passes

20 · 15%

Key passes

1

Duels won

8/19

Dribbles

2

🇳🇱NetherlandsTop 3
  1. 1

    Cody Gakpo

    F · 2 goals · 1 assist

    9.6
  2. 2

    Denzel Dumfries

    D · 2 assists · 3 tackles

    8.6
  3. 3

    Crysencio Summerville

    F · 1 goal · 1 assist

    8.5
🇸🇪SwedenTop 3
  1. 1

    Anthony Elanga

    F · 1 goal

    7.9
  2. 2

    Alexander Isak

    F · 1 assist · 1 on target

    7.0
  3. 3

    Viktor Gyökeres

    F · 3 on target

    6.9

Head-to-Head History

Netherlands vs Sweden

2 meetings
🇳🇱1W1D0W🇸🇪

Last meeting

🇳🇱Netherlands
2–0Oct 10, 2017
🇸🇪Sweden

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Johan Cruijff Arena

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