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NetherlandsvsSweden
Netherlands vs Sweden: head-to-head stats
Since 1908
Netherlands
12
wins
draws
6
26 meetings
Sweden
8
wins
Netherlands and Sweden have met 26 times since 1908: Netherlands won 12, Sweden 8, and 6 matches were drawn. Netherlands lead the head-to-head by 4 wins. Goals: Netherlands 52, Sweden 49. Last meeting: Netherlands 5–1 Sweden (FIFA World Cup, Jun 20, 2026).
- First meeting
- Netherlands 2–0 Sweden
- Oct 23, 1908 · Olympic Games
- Last meeting
- Netherlands 5–1 Sweden
- Jun 20, 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest Netherlands win
- Netherlands 5–1 Sweden
- Jun 20, 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest Sweden win
- Netherlands 1–6 Sweden
- May 19, 1954 · Friendly
Match preview and current form
Their 2026 World Cup match
The rivalry, match by match
26 meetings since 1908. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Netherlands win
- Draw
- Sweden win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
NED=SWE
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
- 1940
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
NED +41908 · NED ahead1–6 · 1954
↑ NEDSWE ↓
- 1900s: Netherlands 7 goals, Sweden 3 goals
- 1910s: Netherlands 8 goals, Sweden 8 goals
- 1920s: Netherlands 10 goals, Sweden 14 goals
- 1930s: Netherlands 0 goals, Sweden 0 goals
- 1940s: Netherlands 1 goal, Sweden 0 goals
- 1950s: Netherlands 2 goals, Sweden 10 goals
- 1960s: Netherlands 0 goals, Sweden 1 goal
- 1970s: Netherlands 5 goals, Sweden 1 goal
- 1980s: Netherlands 0 goals, Sweden 3 goals
- 1990s: Netherlands 0 goals, Sweden 0 goals
- 2000s: Netherlands 5 goals, Sweden 3 goals
- 2010s: Netherlands 9 goals, Sweden 5 goals
- 2020s: Netherlands 5 goals, Sweden 1 goal
By competition
| Competition | P | NED W | D | SWE W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Olympic Games | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UEFA Euro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
26 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W5–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Netherlands: Brian Brobbey 5', Brian Brobbey 17', Cody Gakpo 47', Cody Gakpo 54', Crysencio Summerville 89'
Sweden: Anthony Elanga 59'
- W2–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Netherlands: Arjen Robben 16', Arjen Robben 40'
Sweden: —
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Netherlands: Wesley Sneijder 67'
Sweden: Marcus Berg 43'
- L2–3AUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Netherlands: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 23', Dirk Kuyt 50'
Sweden: Kim Källström 14', Sebastian Larsson 52' (pen.), Ola Toivonen 53'
- W4–1HUEFA Euro qualificationUEFA Euro qualification
Netherlands: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 4', Ibrahim Afellay 37', Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 55', Ibrahim Afellay 59'
Sweden: Andreas Granqvist 69'
- W3–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0NUEFA EuroUEFA Euro
- L0–3HFriendlyFriendly
- W5–1AFriendlyFriendly
Show all 26 meetings
- D0–0NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–6AFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–4AFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L2–6AFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–3NOlympic GamesOlympic Games
Netherlands: Ok Formenoy 43' (pen.)
Sweden: Sven Rydell 34', Evert Lundqvist 42', Sven Rydell 77'
- D1–1NOlympic GamesOlympic Games
Netherlands: André le Fèvre 77'
Sweden: Per Kaufeldt 44'
- W5–4NOlympic GamesOlympic Games
- L1–4AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1HFriendlyFriendly
- W4–3AOlympic GamesOlympic Games
- W5–3HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0NOlympic GamesOlympic Games
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
