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Group F of the FIFA World Cup continues with the Netherlands v Sweden.

Ronald Koeman’s troops were twice pegged back by Japan in their opening game, so even a win tonight doesn’t take them through.

That’s not the case for Sweden, however. Should Graham Potter’s side prevail, they’ll ensure passage to the Round of 32.

Kick-off at the Houston Stadium is at 18:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Potter, unsurprisingly, keeps faith with the same starting XI that trounced Tunisia 5-1.

So, all the notable team news comes from the Dutch camp.

Memphis Depay ($7.4m) is again only among the substitutes for the Netherlands.

Koeman does make one change in attack, however, replacing Round 1 goalscorer Crysencio Summerville ($5.3m) with Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey ($5.7m). The West Ham United winger had reportedly been a mild fitness concern this week.

Donyell Malen ($6.1m) will presumably move to a wider role to accommodate Brobbey, then.

Frenkie de Jong ($7.0m) is fit to start despite suffering from abdominal discomfort this week.

Koeman is down one substitute this evening as Quinten Timber ($6.8m) is out with a concussion.

Only three players tonight have ownerships in excess of 5%: Viktor Gyokeres ($7.8m), Denzel Dumfries ($5.7m) and Virgil van Dijk ($5.5m).

LINE-UPS

Netherlands XI: 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 XI: 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.


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  1. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

    Mistake to bench Summerville - a Small Town Boy move…

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      Jafooli Timing

  2. Bobbyg1
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 57 mins ago

    Cap Kimmich or Wirtz please guys?

    1. z13
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      I'd go Florian

      1. Bobbyg1
        • 14 Years
        1 hour, 4 mins ago

        Thanks

  3. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Dutch go in front. 6 minutes played.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 37 mins ago

      Brobbey change pays off.

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      Daylight

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 35 mins ago

    …Brobbery, obviously…

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      lol, for above, what a mess..

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 32 mins ago

    That shot of the executive box, looked like 12 clones…dark blue/black suit, dark blue/back tie, white shirt…so far removed from football fans lol…

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      And Potter in the same get-up…

    2. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      And stiffly placed orange scarf around King Wilhelm's shoulders.

  6. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 27 mins ago

    Brobbey again; 2-0

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 26 mins ago

      I forgot the semi-colon lol

  7. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 27 mins ago

    Brobbery again 2-0

  8. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 26 mins ago

    100th goal for the Dutch at World Cup Finals.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      10 mins ago

      Only seven other countries have reached this milestone…

  9. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    1 hour, 20 mins ago

    Drinks break in an air-conditioned stadium; ridiculous.

    The game was flowing so well for Netherlands.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      Some of the players didn’t even bother getting a drink lol

      And imagine the electricity bill for AC’ing a space that size…I once accidentally left my AC in a small flat, when I went away for a weekend - had to take out a loan to pay the bill

  10. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    I don't know how Graham Potter keeps getting these big jobs. He fails everywhere he goes.

    1. Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      17 mins ago

      He suits up well.

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      just now

      He’s not had a big job since Chelsea

  11. Travel Notes
    • 3 Years
    54 mins ago

    Sweden close to scoring, just before the break.

  12. Kroenius
      46 mins ago

      Doku not in Belgium squad tomorrow due to respiratory infection. (https://sporza.be/nl/2026/06/20/breaking-doku-niet-in-selectie-voor-wedstrijd-tegen-iran-door-aanslepende-luchtweginfectie~1781977851506/)
      That's a player that ain't playing for me as a Belgian,dammit

    • Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      38 mins ago

      Summerville on for Malen. Second-half.

    • Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      35 mins ago

      3-0 Gakpo nd another assist for Dumfries.

    • Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      35 mins ago

      3-0 Gakpo and another assist for Dumfries.

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        just now

        Brobbey nearly a hattie on the Gak goal

    • Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      27 mins ago

      The fourth Dutch goal brings down Sweden's goal difference.

      Gakpo again.

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        just now

        Summerville assist.

    • x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      27 mins ago

      Gakpo G
      Isak A

    • Travel Notes
      • 3 Years
      24 mins ago

      4-1 No clean sheet for the Vans.

      1. Travel Notes
        • 3 Years
        just now

        Elanga (Isak)

    • EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      just now

      What is that Ivory Coast team? The bench looks stronger.