World Cup 2026
“Oranje” furious: Netherlands dismantles Sweden
Updated June 20, 2026 – 9:05 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
In the big game between two European teams, Ronald Koeman’s team quickly established a clear situation. One player excels.
An impressive performance from the Netherlands. In the second game of Group F, “Oranje” clearly beat Sweden 5-1 (2-0) and is heading for the next round after the 2-2 draw at the start against Japan.
Brian Brobbey (5th, 17th) and the outstanding Cody Gakpo (47th, 54th) each scored twice, and Gakpo also set up his teammate’s first goal. Crysencio Summerville (89th) scored the final score. Anthony Elanga (59th) only shortened the score for the Scandinavians, who were particularly defensively desolate over long stretches.
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That’s how the game went
Six days after the weak opening game against Japan (2:2), the Koeman team started very committed and initially took control of the game. And the Bond coach, who was criticized for his substitution strategy, had a luckier hand this time: Brobbey, somewhat surprisingly, was put into the starting line-up for Summerville, who were strong against Japan – and thanked him with the early double pack in front of 68,777 spectators.
“In the Netherlands we always have a lot of pressure,” Koeman said before the game. The former world-class defender made his international debut against Sweden 43 years ago – and lost 3-0. “I’ve never forgotten my first international match,” he said. His team now has to do even more with this WM show “a good performance” against the Swedes.
English coach Graham Potter’s Swedish selection appeared taken by surprise after falling behind early on. It wasn’t until about half an hour later that Tre Kronor approached the Dutch goal in an increasingly dangerous manner. Hopes once again lay on the super storm with Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak, who each scored once in the 5-1 win against Tunisia. Gyökeres tested Bart Verbruggen from a promising position in the 37th minute.
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