Donyell Malen and Denzel Dumfries were named in the Netherlands starting lineup against Sweden in a World Cup 2026 Group F match in Houston, Texas, while Sweden again started Isak Hien and Jesper Karlstrom. Sweden entered the game top of the group after a 5-1 win over Tunisia, while the Netherlands were coming off a 2-2 draw with Japan, according to Yahoo Sports. Netherlands started Verbruggen; Van de Ven, Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Dumfries; Reijnders, De Jong, Gravenberch; Gakpo, Malen, Brobbey. Sweden started Nordfeldt; Lindelof, Hien, Lagerbielke; Gudmundsson, Ayari, Karlstrom, Bernhardsson; Nygren; Isak, Gyokeres.
