Graham Potter and Sweden couldn’t have asked for a better start to World Cup 2026 but the suddenly in-form Scandinavians have a sterner Group F test ahead of them in Houston, against three-time runners-up the Netherlands.
In today’s all-European clash, Sweden know a win will ensure a place in the round of 32 (with a game to spare), while the Netherlands are determined to stamp their authority on the group.
Netherlands vs Sweden: key information
Putting five goals past Tunisia in their Group F opener, and getting both Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak off the mark, certainly ticked the biggest boxes for Potter & Co. It was also their best goalscoring performance at the World Cup for 88 years.
The Dutch, meanwhile, will be eager to show more against Sweden than they did in their opening encounter with Japan. Ronald Koeman’s team had to settle for a draw after twice surrendering the lead. Daichi Kamada struck the late equaliser that left the Dutch frustrated.
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Netherlands vs Sweden: World Cup 2026 Preview
Of the seven goals scored by these teams in their respective first matches, six came courtesy of players at English clubs.
Brighton’s Yasin Ayari, who scored twice, complemented Isak and Gyokeres on the Swedish scoresheet, while Van Dijk and Summerville bagged for the Netherlands.
Sweden’s last win against the Dutch came in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship. Kim Kallstrom, Sebastian Larsson and Ola Toivonen got the goals.
Last time Sweden qualified for the World Cup in 2018, they reached the quarter-finals before England chased them off. Their 2026 qualification was nerve-racking, and needed play-off victories against Ukraine and Poland, but the Scandinavians have started the tournament itself in style, with Potter transforming his side’s fortunes and style since his October arrival.
The Netherlands reached the last eight at Qatar 2022 and will expect even more of themselves this summer. They conceded just four times in qualifying, but were nervy against Japan and Van Dijk, Micky van den Venn and Spurs newbie Jan Paul van Hecke must improve.
Making sure of a place in the round of 32 with a win today would be a significant leap towards their target but Sweden looked potent against Tunisia. The Dutch, just a little leaky against Japan, must be careful.
Netherlands vs Sweden: Group F
FourFourTwo’s prediction
Netherlands 2-2 Sweden
FourFourTwo predicts another draw for the Dutch. With Tunisia to come, a point here would be no bad result.
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