Netherlands vs Sweden — World Cup, Group Stage - 2 (20 June 2026)
World Cup Group Stage - 2 
NRG Stadium
Netherlands vs Sweden
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Lineups & ratings
Netherlands
4-3-3 Coach Ronald Koeman
22
11 ↓90'
18 ↓46'
4
21 ↓59'
14 ↓59'
6
19 ↓72'
15
- 24 Crysencio Summerville for D. Malen
- 16 Guus Til for T. Reijnders
- 20 Teun Koopmeiners for F. de Jong
- 10 Memphis Depay for B. Brobbey
- 17 Noa Lang for C. Gakpo
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9 Wout Weghorst
- 12
- 13
- 23 Mark Flekken
- 25
Sweden
3-1-4-2 Coach Graham Potter
3
23
Nordfeldt
9
17
21 ↓55'
Bernhardsson
5 ↓90'
10 ↓56'
16 ↓56'
2
Lagerbielke
4
18 ↓79'
- 11 Anthony Elanga for A. Bernhardsson
- 7 Lucas Bergvall for B. Nygren
- 22 Besfort Zeneli for J. Karlstrom
- 26 Taha Abdi Ali for Y. Ayari
- 24 Elliot Stroud for G. Gudmundsson
- 1 Jacob Widell Zetterström
- 6 Herman Johansson
- 8
- 12 Viktor Johansson
- 13 Ken Sema
- 14
- 15 Carl Starfelt
- 19
- 20
- 25 Gustaf Nilsson
Bench · Netherlands
- 24 Crysencio Summerville for D. Malen
- 16 Guus Til for T. Reijnders
- 20 Teun Koopmeiners for F. de Jong
- 10 Memphis Depay for B. Brobbey
- 17 Noa Lang for C. Gakpo
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 9 Wout Weghorst
- 12
- 13
- 23 Mark Flekken
- 25
Bench · Sweden
- 11 Anthony Elanga for A. Bernhardsson
- 7 Lucas Bergvall for B. Nygren
- 22 Besfort Zeneli for J. Karlstrom
- 26 Taha Abdi Ali for Y. Ayari
- 24 Elliot Stroud for G. Gudmundsson
- 1 Jacob Widell Zetterström
- 6 Herman Johansson
- 8
- 12 Viktor Johansson
- 13 Ken Sema
- 14
- 15 Carl Starfelt
- 19
- 20
- 25 Gustaf Nilsson