Netherlands thump Sweden 5-1 in statement win
Key takeaways
- Sweden, who came to life after the first hydration break, thought they had a goal back late in the half, but Gustaf Lagerbielke was one of several Sweden players offside as he headed in Benjamin Nygren's free kick.
- Instead, Gakpo was able to kill off Sweden early in the second half.
- Eight minutes later, Netherlands punished a mistake from Alexander Isak with a rapid counter as Summerville laid the ball off for Gakpo to cut in from the left and fire home.
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Netherlands Netherlands NED1-1-0, 4 PTS51-1-0, 4 PTSFTSweden Sweden SWE1-0-1, 3 PTS11-0-1, 3 PTSBrian Brobbey - 5', 17'Cody Gakpo - 47', 54'Crysencio Summerville - 89'Anthony Elanga - 59'Gamecast Recap Team Stats Player Stats Commentary Videos Netherlands thump Sweden 5-1 as Cody Gakpo, Brian Brobbey bag World Cup doubles By PAUpdated: Jun 20, 2026, 03:18 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored two each as Netherlands cruised to a 5-1 World Cup victory over Sweden to go top of Group F.
Oranje boss Ronald Koeman sprang something of a surprise by selecting Brobbey ahead of Crysencio Summerville, a goal scorer in their opening 2-2 draw with Japan, but the decision was quickly vindicated as the Sunderland striker scored twice in the opening 17 minutes.
After Sweden had a goal ruled out at the end of the first half, Gakpo hit two in the first 10 minutes of the second half, and although Anthony Elanga pulled one back for Graham Potter's Sweden just before the hour, substitute Summerville had the final say in the 90th minute.