Viktor Gyokeres (L) and Alexander Isak scored a goal each in Sweden’s 5-1 win over Tunisia in the first round. | Photo Credit: AP

Netherlands will take on Sweden in Group F of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Houston on Saturday.

The two teams last met in 2017 during the UEFA Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in Russia. The first fixture ended in a 1-1 draw while the the Oranje won the reverse tie 2-1.

Overall, the sides have met six times with Netherlands winning twice, Sweden winning once and three games ending in draws.

Netherlands vs Sweden head-to-head record

• Games played: 6
• Netherlands: 2
• Sweden: 1
• Draws: 3

Netherlands vs Sweden form guide

Netherlands: D-W-L-D-W

• Netherlands 2-2 Japan
• Netherlands 2-1 Uzbekistan
• Netherlands 0-1 Algeria
• Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
• Netherlands 2-1 Norway

Sweden: D-D-W-W-D

• Sweden 5-1 Tunisia
• Sweden 2-2 Greese
• Norway 3-1 Sweden
• Sweden 3-2 Poland
• Ukraine 1-3 Sweden

Netherlands vs Sweden Predicted XI:

Netherlands (4-3-3): Verbruggen — Dumfries, van Hecke, van Dijk, Van de Ven — Gravenberch, Koopmeiners, Reijnders— Summerville, Depay, Gakpo.

Sweden(3-4-1-2): Nordfeldt — Lindelof, Hien, Lagerbielke — Gudmondsson, Ayari, Karlstrom, Bernhardsson — Nygren — Isak, Gyokeres

Published on Jun 20, 2026