Match Summary · Curacao · World Cup · Football · International · World Cup · Netherlands · Sweden · Brian Brobbey · Cody Gakpo · Denzel Dumfries
| Metric | Netherlands | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 52% | 48% |
| Shots | 12 | 21 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 10 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 9 |
| Corners | 2 | 5 |
| Fouls | 9 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 3 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 7 | 1 |
Brobbey opened the scoring at 4'58'', finishing a move started by Gakpo, then doubled it at 16'14'' with Denzel Dumfries providing the assist. Sweden thought they had pulled one back on 45'00'', only for VAR to cancel Gustaf Lagerbielke’s goal for offside.
At the interval, Donyell Malen made way for Summerville, and the Netherlands immediately landed a second-half punch: Gakpo struck at 46'56'' from another Dumfries assist to make it 3-0. The forward had his second at 53'46'', this time set up by Summerville, moments after Gabriel Gudmundsson was booked at 52'19''.
Sweden reshuffled with a triple change around 55 minutes, and Elanga delivered instant highlights, scoring at 58'08'' with Alexander Isak assisting. Further yellow cards for Yasin Ayari (74'27'') and Lucas Bergvall (79'55'') stalled any late push, and Summerville wrapped up the score at 88'34'' from Memphis Depay’s assist. The stats also noted six Netherlands saves as the match ended 5-1.