With some of the disappointment of his side's 5-1 ‌thrashing by the Netherlands now passed, Sweden coach Graham Potter said his team must be more compact when they take on Japan in their final group game at the World Cup on Thursday.

The Netherlands hammered Sweden 5-1 in a statement performance at the 2026 World Cup. The Dutch were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in their opening game but wasted little time making an impact against the Swedes,

Netherlands secured a spectacular 5-1 victory over Sweden in their second World Cup group-stage match on Saturday night, but the triumph was clouded by significant fitness scares for Virgil van Dijk.

Thousands of World Cup visitors packed North Texas this weekend as FIFA excitement continued into its second week. Sweden supporters filled Roller Town Beerworks in Frisco before many traveled to Houston,

Celtic midfielder Benjamin Nygren thought he had combined with former Parkhead centre-half Gustaf Lagerbielke to bring Sweden back into their World Cup group game against the Netherlands only to be thwarted by the offside flag in a 5-1 thrashing in Houston.

It turns out Sweden do not have a monopoly on old fashioned centre-forward play. They were schooled in it here by Brian Brobbey, who was brought in by Ronald Koeman to give their attack a focal point and swiftly made his under-pressure manager resemble a genius.

FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group F - Netherlands v Sweden Statisticians at the University of Innsbruck ran a simulation of 100,000 World Cup matches to predict