Netherlands 1-0 Sweden LIVE Score, FIFA World Cup 2026: Brian Brobbey Gives NED Lead At Houston Stadium

Early goal and it's Sunderland's Brian Brobbey who taps in a low cross from Cody Gakpo in down the left to slide and the former makes no mistake. What a start to the match.

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Paul van Hecke, the new Spurs recruit, is in the NED starting XI and will be looking to keep out Arsenal and Swede forward Viktor Gyokeres. These two will have a lot going given the North London rivalry with Hecke moving to the Spurs this summer.

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The Netherlands get the ball rolling, with Sweden in blue shirts as we expect an eventful outing.

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The national anthems are done as we get near to action with Premier League face, Michael Oliver chosen to officiate this match. Will be interesting to see especially given a lot of EPL faces around in this match.

Players emerge into a cauldron of noise as we get ready for action. But before that, we will have the national anthems.

“If it’s really hot, obviously it will be good to put them in. But I think you have ⁠to look at it in every game separately, in my opinion.”

Ronald Koeman. “I’ve spent a lot of years in football in the Netherlands as a player and a coach. Of course, there is some pressure but we’re used to that. I think that as the Netherlands we always have the support of our fans and hopefully we can celebrate three points tomorrow.”

Graham Potter: “It’s about how we perform and the mentality we have. We know that we are a work in progress and we’re improving. We have to play better against a better opponent and I think we’re ready to do that.”

Sweden: Nordfeldt, Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelof, Karlstrom, Bernhardsson, Nygren, Ayari, Gudmundsson, Gyokeres, Isak. \

Subs: Zetterstrom, Viktor Johansson, Herman Johansson, Bergvall, Svensson, Elanga, Sema, Ekdal, Starfelt, Svanberg, Smith, Zeneli, Stroud, Nilsson, Ali.

Netherlands: Verbruggen, Dumfries, van Dijk, van Hecke, van de Ven, Gravenberch, de Jong, Reijnders, Malen, Brobbey, Gakpo. 

Subs: Flekken, Roefs, Ake, Geertruida, Hato, Kluivert, Koopmeiners, Lang, Depay, de Roon, Summerville, Til, Weghorst, Wieffer.

Sweden is at the forefront of this group following a decisive victory over Tunisia, while Japan and the Netherlands find themselves in favorable standings after their draw in the initial round of matches.

• Matches Played: 25

• Netherlands wins:12

• Sweden wins: 8

• Draws: 5