The Netherlands have Frenkie de Jong available for today's World Cup clash with Sweden. The Barcelona midfielder had been complaining of a knock after last weekend's meeting with Japan in Dallas, where he played the full 90 minutes. However, he starts again on Saturday.
Team News and Lineups
The Dutch were held to a 2-2 draw in their opening game at this summer's expanded tournament, despite twice taking the lead through captain Virgil van Dijk and West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville. Koeman came under criticism for his second-half substitutions, particularly switching to a back five in an attempt to hold a 2-1 lead.
He is without Quinten Timber against Sweden, after the Marseille midfielder suffered a concussion during an accidental training ground collision with teammate Teun Koopmeiners. While failure to beat Sweden would not signal an early exit for the Netherlands, Koeman starts with an attacking lineup in search of a win that would take them above their opponents in Group F.
There is one change going forward, with West Ham star Summerville making way for Sunderland's Brian Brobbey.
Sweden's Unchanged Attack
Sweden, meanwhile, are unchanged from their 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia. This means Graham Potter keeps faith in Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres as a twin strike partnership. The Liverpool and Arsenal stars scored and assisted each other on matchday one, but a tougher test awaits with Isak set to come up against his club teammate Van Dijk and new Tottenham signing Jan Paul van Hecke.
Leeds' Gabriel Gudmundsson was forced off against Tunisia but the issue is not thought to be serious, and he will be tasked with keeping Summerville quiet. Spurs' talented midfielder Lucas Bergvall is likely to settle for a place on the bench once again, after Yasin Ayari's goalscoring display in Mexico.
Confirmed Lineups
Netherlands XI: Verbruggen, Dumfries, Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, De Jong, Gravenberch, Reijnders, Gakpo, Malen, Brobbey
Injured: Q Timber
Sweden XI: Nordfelt, Bernhardsson, Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelof, Gudmundsson, Nygren, Karlstrom, Ayari, Isak, Gyokeres
Match Details
- Time and date: 6pm BST on Saturday, June 20, 2026
- How to watch: BBC
- Venue: Houston Stadium
