Netherlands vs Sweden 5-1 World Cup 2026 recap and lineup context
Pool F at Houston Stadium, Houston. Kickoff is listed as 2026-06-21 01:00 Beijing time and 2026-06-20 12:00 venue local time.
Status
Finished 5-1. This page is generated from the current data worker package updated at 2026-08-01T06:40:31.736Z.
Game intelligence brief
Both teams are profiled here with the confirmed result, scorer timeline when open references provide it, and the same strength model used before kickoff. The model score gap was 21 points, with the stronger preview profile ahead by that margin.
Result recap
Home won 5-1. The public event feed lists 6 scoring actions, starting with Brian Brobbey at 5'. The recap keeps the final score beside the strength profile so readers can compare what happened with the preview model, rather than treating the scoreline as an isolated result.
Lineups, injuries and form context
This recap keeps pre-match lineup context beside the final score, so readers can compare the confirmed result with the team profile that existed before kickoff. The page is built for readers searching Netherlands vs Sweden lineups, team news, injuries, form, and player context without result-promise language.
| Topic | Netherlands | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups watch | Van Dijk Virgil (Defender, impact 96); Depay Memphis (Forward, impact 96); Gakpo Cody (Forward, impact 96) | Isak Alexander (Forward, impact 96); Gyokeres Viktor (Forward, impact 96); Lindelof Victor (Defender, impact 86) |
| Injury and suspension policy | No unverified injury claims are published. | No unverified injury claims are published. |
| Form signal | 75 | 54 |
| Team-news sensitivity | Watch rotation around Van Dijk Virgil and Depay Memphis. | Watch rotation around Isak Alexander and Gyokeres Viktor. |
Agent read and data-quality notes
Netherlands are the model lean at 60.5%, but Sweden stay live through game-state details remain important.
| Context quality score | 72 |
|---|---|
| Late-news sensitivity | medium |
| Source-backed late signals | 0 |
| Squad completeness | 100% |
| Calibration use | rolling finished-match audit |
Top context drivers
- Team qualityhome · weight 1.6 · ratings+squad+rank
- Chance creation vs defensehome · weight 0.7 · ratings.attack/execution vs opponent defense/control
- Venue adaptationaway · weight -0.1 · venue climate profile
- Style matchuphome · weight 0.1 · radar tempo/control/defense
Watch points
- Controlled venue should lower weather volatility.
- If the first half stays level, context read is structurally high.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
- Largest swing factors: Team quality, Chance creation vs defense.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
Scenario notes
- High heat or humidity can lower pressing efficiency and raise late-game variance.
- Close team profiles keep the context read structurally important.
No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Scoring timeline
- 5' - Brian Brobbey · home · Goal
- 17' - Brian Brobbey · home · Goal
- 47' - Kvdi Khakpv · home · Goal
- 54' - Kvdi Khakpv · home · Goal
- 59' - Anthony Elanga · away · Goal
- 89' - Crysencio Summerville · home · Goal
Side-by-side rating
| Signal | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Team page | Netherlands | Sweden |
| Power score | 82 | 61 |
| FIFA live rank | 9 | 37 |
| Attack | 83 | 59 |
| Control | 77 | 55 |
| Defense | 81 | 58 |
| Depth | 90 | 71 |
| Form | 75 | 54 |
| Execution | 85 | 67 |
Tactical keys
- Team quality: Netherlands. Radar, ranking, key-player impact and squad experience.
- Chance creation vs defense: Netherlands. Compares attack, execution, control and key-player impact against opponent defense, control, depth and current form.
- Venue adaptation: Sweden. hot humid, altitude 24m, roof/controlled conditions.
- Travel and rest: even. Travel load, rest days and rotation depth before kickoff.
- Style matchup: Netherlands. Controlled venue reduces weather variance and rewards cleaner possession.
- Late team news: even. No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Key players to watch
- Van Dijk Virgil - Defender. Impact 96. Caps 92, goals 12.
- Depay Memphis - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 109, goals 55.
- Gakpo Cody - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 50, goals 21.
- Isak Alexander - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 58, goals 17.
- Gyokeres Viktor - Forward. Impact 96. Caps 33, goals 20.
- Lindelof Victor - Defender. Impact 86. Caps 76, goals 3.
Useful context links
- Lineups watch and team-news hubBrowse fixture pages built for lineup, injury, suspension, form, and team-news searches.
- Netherlands squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Sweden squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Houston venue and weather notesClimate, roof, altitude, travel, and rest context for this fixture.
- Daily match briefing for 2026-06-21All fixtures, recaps, and share-ready match links for this date.
Related coverage
- Netherlands vs JapanFinished 2-2 · 06-15, 04:00
- Sweden vs TunisiaFinished 5-1 · 06-15, 10:00
- Tunisia vs JapanFinished 0-4 · 06-21, 12:00
- Japan vs SwedenFinished 1-1 · 06-26, 07:00
- Tunisia vs NetherlandsFinished 1-3 · 06-26, 07:00
- All match analysis pagesBrowse every fixture preview and recap.
- Tournament structureGroups, standings, third-place race, and knockout path.
Data notes
Score and event rows come from the current open-reference package. If a reference later revises a scorer or minute, the dynamic page updates from the live worker first. Read the source notes and editorial policy, and site discovery hub for the full page map.