Netherlands vs Sweden Preview

Netherlands vs Sweden

Competition –  2026 World Cup 

Stadium: NRG Stadium

Date: 20th June 2026

Kick-off time – 18:00 GMT

Saturday’s Group F clash at NRG Stadium sees the Netherlands take on group leaders Sweden, who head into this fixture full of confidence after an impressive opening victory. The Dutch will know a win is essential here to close the gap at the top, having drawn their opener against Japan.

The Netherlands opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw at home to Japan on 14th June, a result that leaves them with work to do in a tightly packed Group F. Prior to that, they beat Uzbekistan 2-1 at home in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, they lost 0-1 at home to Algeria. Earlier in this run they drew 1-1 at home with Ecuador, and in their oldest result here they beat Norway 2-1 at home. The Oranje have shown attacking quality throughout this run but their defensive consistency has been a recurring issue heading into this tougher test.

Sweden head into this one as the form team in the group. Their most recent outing produced a commanding 5-1 victory over Tunisia at home on 15th June. Prior to that, they drew 2-2 at home to Greece in a warm-up friendly. Before that, they lost 1-3 away to Norway. Earlier in this run they beat Poland 3-2 at home, and in their oldest result here they won 3-1 away to Ukraine. The Blue-Yellow have scored goals freely throughout this run and arrive with genuine momentum behind them.

The head-to-head record favours the Netherlands, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one win for Sweden. Most recently, the Netherlands won 2-0 at home in October 2017. In the previous encounter, the two sides drew 1-1 in Sweden in September 2016.

Sweden currently lead Group F on three points, with Japan and the Netherlands both on one point after their draw, and Tunisia bottom on zero. A Netherlands win would put them above Sweden on four points and dramatically reshape the top of the group, while a Sweden win would put them five points clear of the Dutch with just one round of fixtures remaining.

In the UK, this match is live on BBC One and available to stream via BBC iPlayer. In the United States, viewers can watch on FOX Network or fuboTV. Dutch fans can follow the action on NPO 1 or Ziggo Go, while Swedish viewers can tune in on TV4 Sweden or TV4 Play.

Lineups & Injuries

Netherlands (4-3-3) Verbruggen, Dumfries, van Hecke, van Dijk, Van de Ven, Gravenberch, de Jong, Reijnders, Summerville, Malen, Gakpo

Sweden (3-4-1-2) Nordfeldt, Hien, Lindelöf, Gudmundsson, Lagerbielke, Karlström, Ayari, Bernhardsson, Nygren, Isak, Gyökeres


Group F Table

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD P
1 Sweden 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3
2 Japan 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
3 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0

Netherlands Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
🤝 Netherlands 2-2 Japan World Cup 14.06.26
Netherlands 2-1 Uzbekistan Friendly 08.06.26
Netherlands 0-1 Algeria Friendly 03.06.26
🤝 Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador Friendly 31.03.26
Netherlands 2-1 Norway Friendly 27.03.26

Sweden Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Sweden 5-1 Tunisia World Cup 15.06.26
🤝 Sweden 2-2 Greece Friendly 04.06.26
Norway 3-1 Sweden Friendly 01.06.26
Sweden 3-2 Poland World Cup 31.03.26
Ukraine 1-3 Sweden World Cup 26.03.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Netherlands 2-0 Sweden World Cup 10.10.17
Sweden 1-1 Netherlands World Cup 06.09.16
Sweden 3-2 Netherlands European Qualifiers 11.10.11
Netherlands 4-1 Sweden European Qualifiers 12.10.10
Netherlands 3-1 Sweden Friendly 19.11.08

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Great Britain BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland RTE 2, RTE Player, BBC One, BBC iPlayer
USA FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
Netherlands NPO 1, Ziggo Go, NPO Start
Sweden TV4 Sweden, TV4 Play
France M6, M6+, beIN Sports 1
Germany ZDF, ORF eins, SRF zwei
Australia SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy DAZN Italia

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