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Sweden Netherlands vs Sweden: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 13:00 ET · NRG Stadium, Houston.
Match preview The Netherlands and Sweden, two European classics, meet at NRG Stadium in Houston in a duel rich in World Cup tradition. The Oranje, three-time finalists without a title, are looking to strengthen their candidacy in Group F with a prestige win.
Sweden, runners-up in 1958 and one of the continent's most consistent sides, arrive needing to compete against a higher-profile rival. A match between two historic footballing schools that promises intensity and quality.
Goals and cards Netherlands (5) Brian Brobbey 5' Brian Brobbey 17' Cody Gakpo 47' Cody Gakpo 54' Crysencio Summerville 89' Sweden (1) Anthony Elanga 59' Goals Netherlands (0) Sweden (3) Gabriel Gudmundsson 53' Yasin Ayari 75' Lucas Bergvall 80' Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Netherlands 4-3-3 Starting XI 1 Bart Verbruggen G 4 Virgil van Dijk CD-L 6 Jan Paul van Hecke CD-R 15 Micky van de Ven LB 22 Denzel Dumfries RB 21 Frenkie de Jong CM ↓ 14 Tijjani Reijnders LM ↓ 8 Ryan Gravenberch RM 19 Brian Brobbey F ↓ 11 Cody Gakpo LF ↓ 18 Donyell Malen RF ↓ Substitutes 9 Wout Weghorst SUB 5 Nathan Aké SUB 24 Crysencio Summerville SUB ↑ 2 Lutsharel Geertruida SUB 3 Marten de Roon SUB 13 Robin Roefs SUB 12 Mats Wieffer SUB 16 Guus Til SUB ↑ 20 Teun Koopmeiners SUB ↑ 17 Noa Lang SUB ↑ 23 Mark Flekken SUB 10 Memphis Depay SUB ↑ 25 Jorrel Hato SUB 7 Justin Kluivert SUB Sweden 3-1-4-2 Starting XI 23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt G 4 Isak Hien CD 3 Victor Lindelöf CD-L 2 Gustaf Lagerbielke CD-R 16 Jesper Karlström SW ↓ 18 Yasin Ayari CM-L ↓ 10 Benjamin Nygren CM-R ↓ 5 Gabriel Gudmundsson LM ↓ 21 Alexander Bernhardsson RM ↓ 9 Alexander Isak CF-L 17 Viktor Gyökeres CF-R Substitutes 14 Hjalmar Ekdal 6 Herman Johansson 13 Ken Sema 26 Taha Ali ↑ 11 Anthony Elanga ↑ 25 Gustaf Nilsson 24 Elliot Stroud ↑ 20 Eric Smith 15 Carl Starfelt 1 Jacob Widell Zetterström 12 Viktor Johansson 19 Mattias Svanberg 7 Lucas Bergvall ↑ 22 Besfort Zeneli ↑ 8 Daniel Svensson 10 45' 55' 56' 56' 59' 59' 72' 79' 90' 90'+3' 28 Netherlands Sweden
9 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 2
50.9 Possession 49.1
10 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 8
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
398 Accurate Passes 361
449 Passes 425
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.1
35 Long Balls 30
18 Accurate Long Balls 6
0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 14
24 Clearances 14
ET (US East) 13:00
Colombia / Peru 12:00
Mexico City 11:00
Argentina / Chile 14:00
Spain 19:00
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026.
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas · Capacity 68,311
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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