FIFA World Cup 2026 Prediction: Netherlands – Sweden (2026-06-20)

The Netherlands opened their World Cup campaign with a highly entertaining 2-2 draw against Japan, continuing a trend that has been visible for several months. 

Their attacking quality remains among the strongest outside the tournament favourites, and goals have rarely been a problem.

Before the World Cup, the Dutch recorded victories over Uzbekistan (2-1) and Norway (2-1), while also drawing 1-1 against Ecuador. 

During qualification they scored four goals against both Lithuania and Finland, while also producing a 3-2 victory away to Lithuania.

Across their recent matches, the Netherlands have consistently created chances and their recent results underline the attacking quality they have brought into this tournament. 

Sweden also arrive after an explosive start to the tournament, defeating Tunisia 5-1 in their opening group match. 

That result followed a series of high-scoring fixtures before the World Cup, including a 3-2 victory over Poland, a 3-1 win against Ukraine and a 2-2 draw with Greece.

While Sweden have shown they can score goals against quality opposition, they have also struggled to keep clean sheets. 

Norway scored three against them earlier this month, while Switzerland managed four during World Cup qualifying.

That balance between attacking threat and defensive vulnerability has regularly produced matches with multiple goals.

Both teams arrive after matches that produced plenty of attacking football. 

The Netherlands possess enough firepower to score multiple goals on their own, while Sweden have already shown in both qualifying and tournament play that they are capable of contributing at the other end.

With the Dutch opening the tournament in a 2-2 draw and Sweden coming off a 5-1 victory, over 2.5 goals at 1.90 looks like a strong option for this FIFA World Cup matchup.

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