Netherlands vs Sweden - prediction, team news, lineups

NRG Stadium successful Houston volition play big to a fascinating lucifer connected Saturday afternoon, arsenic Netherlands and Sweden hole to fastener horns astatine the 2026 World Cup.

Sweden are presently apical of Group F connected 3 points, having beaten Tunisia 5-1 successful their tourney opener, 2 points up of third-placed Netherlands, who drew 2-2 with Japan past clip out.

Match preview

Netherlands doubly led against Japan past clip out, but they were incapable to clasp connected for each 3 points, with an unfastened and entertaining lucifer yet finishing 2-2.

Ronald Koeman's broadside are 3rd successful Group F connected 1 point, meaning that determination is simply a grade of unit connected them heading into what is shaping up to beryllium a fascinating clash with a Sweden squad that were fantabulous successful their tourney opener against Tunisia.

Netherlands volition decorativeness their radical signifier against Tunisia connected June 25, and 4 points is apt to beryllium capable to suffice for the adjacent round, adjacent if it means finishing third.

Holland person ne'er won the World Cup person been runners-up connected 3 erstwhile occasions, including successful 2010, portion they finished 3rd astatine the 2014 World Cup, but their travel successful the 2022 contention came to an extremity successful the quarter-finals.

Netherlands pb the wide head-to-head grounds with Sweden, having posted 12 wins from their 25 matches successful each competitions, suffering 8 defeats successful the process.

This lucifer volition correspond conscionable the second-ever gathering betwixt the 2 teams astatine the finals of a World Cup, with their erstwhile group-stage clash successful 1974 finishing goalless, and Netherlands made the last that year, losing to West Germany.

Sweden enactment connected a amusement against Algeria successful their tourney opener, signaling a 5-1 win, which has placed them successful a beardown presumption to marque the last-32 signifier of the contest.

Graham Potter's squad would unafraid qualification if they bushed Netherlands, portion they would really triumph Group F with a win, providing that Japan bash not flooded Tunisia.

Sweden's best-ever showing astatine a World Cup came connected location ungraded successful 1958, erstwhile they finished arsenic runners-up, portion determination was a quarter-final spot astatine the 2018 competition, but the nationalist squad failed to suffice for the finals of the 2022 tournament.

The Blue and Yellows person not been identified arsenic imaginable acheronian horses for the trophy this summer, but their prime successful the last 3rd of the tract has made them a squad to watch.

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Team News

Netherlands caput manager Koeman could sanction an unchanged broadside for the clash with Sweden, with nary injuries being reported from their opening crippled against Japan.

Memphis Depay's caller fittingness problems could mean that the country's all-time starring goalscorer again features disconnected the bench, portion Cody Gakpo should proceed successful the broadside contempt disapproval of his show past clip out.

The backmost 4 volition surely beryllium unchanged, portion Frenkie de Jong volition again diagnostic successful the mediate of the midfield alongside Ryan Gravenberch and Tijjani Reijnders.

As for Sweden, determination volition erstwhile again beryllium starts successful the last 3rd of the tract for Gyokeres and Isak, who were some connected the scoresheet against Tunisia past clip out.

Yasin Ayari was a standout subordinate for Sweden past clip out, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 2 occasions, and the 22-year-old volition proceed successful the mediate of midfield.

Lucas Bergvall whitethorn person to judge a spot connected the seat erstwhile again, portion the aforesaid tin besides beryllium said for Anthony Elanga considering however Isak and Gyokeres performed vs. Tunisia.

Netherlands imaginable starting lineup:

Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Van de Ven; De Jong, Reijnders, Gravenberch; Summerville, Malen, Gakpo

Sweden imaginable starting lineup:

Nordfeldt; Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelof; Bernhardsson, Nygren, Karlstrom, Ayari, Gudmundsson; Isak, Gyokeres

We say: Netherlands 2-2 Sweden

Netherlands were progressive successful a 2-2 gully with Japan past clip out, and we tin spot the aforesaid scoreline occurring present - it should beryllium different entertaining and unfastened game, with the points perchance being shared successful the Group F contest.

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