Netherlands vs Sweden Preview

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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