Netherlands Defeated Sweden 5–1 in World Cup 2026 Match on June 20, 2026
The Netherlands defeated Sweden 5–1 in a World Cup 2026 match on June 20, 2026, earning their first win of the tournament and moving to the top of Group F with four points. Sweden has three points in the group after the match.
The Netherlands defeated Sweden 5–1 in a World Cup 2026 match on June 20, 2026. Brian Brobbey scored two goals for the Netherlands, and Cody Gakpo also scored two goals. The Netherlands earned their first win of the 2026 World Cup tournament with the victory and moved to the top of Group F with four points. Sweden has three points in Group F after the match. Sweden entered the match with a 5–1 win over Tunisia in their opening game. Ronald Koeman started Brian Brobbey in place of Crysencio Summerville for the match against Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres attempted to score for Sweden and was stopped by Bart Verbruggen. According to irishtimes.com, Crysencio Summerville scored one goal for the Netherlands and Anthony Elanga scored one goal for Sweden. According to irishtimes.com, Alexander Isak played for Sweden in the match. According to tribalfootball.com, Sweden had not previously won their first two World Cup matches since hosting in 1958. According to hindu, Japan and Tunisia were scheduled to play later on June 20, 2026.
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