Netherlands vs Sweden, a highly anticipated match, promises to be exciting. Ronald Koeman's team needs to return to winning ways after dropping two points in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup , a 2-2 draw with Japan.
It was a match where the Netherlands took the lead twice (thanks to goals from Van Dijk and Summerville), but they failed to maintain their advantage and conceded equalizing goals.
If they continue to drop points, the Dutch team will make things even more difficult for themselves, forcing them to win against Tunisia at all costs in their final group stage match.
Meanwhile, Sweden currently leads Group F of the 2018 World Cup, after an impressive 5-1 victory over Tunisia in their opening match. With three points already secured, they enter the match against the Netherlands with momentum, confidence, and a relaxed mindset.
Facing the Netherlands is never easy, but if they execute their plan well, they can certainly secure another 3 points and qualify for the knockout round early.
The Netherlands have a dominant head-to-head record against Sweden, with 15 wins in 25 encounters and only 8 losses.
The match in Houston at midnight on June 21st will only be the second time the Netherlands and Sweden have met in the World Cup finals. The first encounter between the two teams took place in 1974, ending in a 0-0 draw.
In their two most recent encounters (in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers), the Netherlands drew 1-1 away and won 2-0 in the return match.
And Graham Potter and his team should be careful, as the Netherlands have a very good scoring record at the World Cup, having scored at least two goals in five of their last six matches.
Facing Sweden, coach Koeman will be without Quinten Timber, who suffered a minor concussion in training. The player came on for the last 20 minutes of the match against Japan.
The Netherlands are expected to make some adjustments to their lineup in order to achieve their goal of securing three points.
According to sources, Alexander Isak had to train separately due to a minor injury sustained in the opening match. However, he is expected to be available to play against his Liverpool teammate, Van Dijk.
Predicting the match, ESPN football experts believe that Van Dijk and his teammates will not drop points this time. Specifically, they predict the Netherlands will win 2-0 against Sweden .
Sportskeeda experts also think the Netherlands will beat Sweden, but with a score of 2-1 . Sportsmole, on the other hand, predicts a 2-2 draw .
Predicted lineup :
Netherlands : Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Van de Ven; De Jong, Reijnders, Gravenberch; Summerville, Malen, Gakpo.
Sweden : Nordfeldt; Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelof; Bernhardsson, Nygren, Karlstrom, Ayari, Gudmundsson; Isak, Gyokeres.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/du-doan-bong-da-ha-lan-vs-thuy-dien-bang-f-world-cup-2026-2527586.html
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