Last Word on Football brings you the predicted lineup and latest team news for Netherlands vs Sweden.
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Netherlands vs Sweden Predicted Lineup and Latest Team News
Date: Saturday, June 20 2026 BST, June 20 2026 local
Venue: Houston Stadium
Kick-off: 6p.m BST (June 20), 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT (June 20)
Last meeting: Netherlands 2-0 Sweden Japan (10th October 2017)
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Current odds: Netherlands 7/10, Sweden 7/2, Draw 14/5 (Sky Bet)
Netherlands Team News
Heading into their second game of the World Cup, Netherlands face no fresh injury concerns. Despite picking up an injury in a warm-up friendly against Uzbekistan, Bart Verbruggen was able to start. Meanwhile, former Brighton teammate, now Spurs defender, Jan Paul Van Hecke was just in front of him partnering Van Dijk.
Memphis Depay has had his own problems leading up to the tournament; he started on the bench due to only recently returning from a thigh injury. Whilst he did eventually replace Donyell Malen, he couldn’t affect the game due to the circumstances. Ronald Koeman opted for a more defensive approach in order to hold their lead; of course, this didn’t work out in the end.
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Several others also came on but again had limited impact. Quinten Timber, brother of Jurrien, joined Teun Koopmeiners and Depay in coming on at the 70th minute mark. Furthermore, Nathan Ake and Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey also made their way onto the pitch, though they were given less than 10 minutes of normal time.
When reflecting on the game, Koeman said, “This definitely was not our best performance. Of course, we would have preferred to win the first game. We expected to.” Overall, there’s evident disappointment, which may only increase after the next game.
Netherlands Predicted Lineup
Verbruggen
Dumfries
Van Hecke
Van Dijk
Van de Ven
Gravenberch
De Jong
Summerville
Reijnders
Gakpo
Depay
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