Netherlands

Group F · 1st · 7 pts

Advancement82%

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WC2026 · NERD

Netherlands

LDWDW

Elo rating

Updated · 9/28/2026

Elo rating

1748.4

Global rank

Games counted

League

FIFA World Cup 2026

Stats

Goals / game

2.01

Against / game

0.99

BTTS %

58%

Over 2.5 %

62%

ATS

—

see Intel section below

O/U trend

—

see Intel section below

Qualification scenarios

Team	Status	if W	if D	if L	What they need
Netherlands	Win to advance	100%	95%	78%	Netherlands need a win against Japan to clinch advancement.
Japan	Win + favours	88%	62%	50%	Japan need a win against Netherlands AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Sweden	Win + favours	60%	35%	21%	Sweden need a win against Tunisia AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Tunisia	Win + favours	10%	0%	0%	Tunisia need a win against Sweden AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.

Upcoming

3 matches

vs Japan

Jun 14, 8:00 PM

46%27%27%

Lines not posted

vs Sweden

Jun 20, 5:00 PM

62%23%15%

Lines not posted

vs Tunisia

Jun 25, 11:00 PM

14%23%64%

Lines not posted

Recent form

LWDWWLDWDW

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Result
Oct 4, 2026	UEFA Nations League	vs Serbia	2–1	W
Oct 1, 2026	UEFA Nations League	@ Greece	2–2	D
Sep 27, 2026	UEFA Nations League	@ Serbia	1–0	W
Sep 24, 2026	UEFA Nations League	vs Germany	1–1	D
Jun 30, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Morocco	3–4	L
Jun 25, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ Tunisia	3–1	W
Jun 20, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Sweden	5–1	W
Jun 14, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Japan	2–2	D
Jun 8, 2026	Friendlies	vs Uzbekistan	2–1	W
Jun 3, 2026	Friendlies	vs Algeria	0–1	L

Head-to-head

vs Japan

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 14, 2026Netherlands 2–2 Japan
Jun 19, 2010Netherlands 1–0 Japan

vs Sweden

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 20, 2026Netherlands 5–1 Sweden
Jun 19, 1974Netherlands 0–0 Sweden

vs Tunisia

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 25, 2026Tunisia 1–3 Netherlands

Squad

26 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Golden Boot contributors

Golden Boot

finished · 8/21/2026

#	Player	Team	G	A	Min	Pos
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	6	0	200	—
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	4	2	266	—
2	Ousmane Dembélé	France	4	1	213	—
2	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	4	1	261	—
2	Erling Haaland	Norway	4	0	180	—
3	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	2	86	—
3	Johan Manzambi	Switzerland	3	1	129	—
3	Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	3	1	246	—
3	Brian Brobbey	Netherlands	3	0	161	—
3	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	3	0	169	—

INTEL

ATS splits, recent trends, scheduling notes.

ATS splits

Overall: 9-5-2
Home: 3-4-1
Away: 6-1-1
As favorite: 7-5-1
As underdog: 2-0-0

Trends

ATS L5: 0-0-0
ATS L10: 1-0-0
O/U L5: 1-0-0
O/U L10: 1-0-0

Schedule context

Days rest: 4
Back-to-back: No
Home streak: 1
Away streak: 0

Tournament history

World Cup · 2002–2022

Year	Finish	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2022	Quarter Final	5	3	2	0	10	4	+6
2014	Third place	7	5	2	0	15	4	+11
2010	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	12	6	+6
2006	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1

Did you know?

The Netherlands reached the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, losing to Argentina on penalties.
source: espn.com
The Netherlands has appeared in the FIFA World Cup final three times: 1974, 1978, and 2010.
source: topendsports.com