De Jong to start for Dutch against Sweden

HOUSTON, June 20 : Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong has shaken off an injury and will start the World Cup Group F match on Saturday against Sweden, who will feature the attacking duo of Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak.• Memphis Depay starts on the bench for the Netherlands.• Quinten ​Tim


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De Jong to start for Dutch against Sweden

De Jong to start for Dutch against Sweden

Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup 2026 – Group F – Netherlands v Japan – Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. – June 14, 2026 Netherlands’ Frenkie de Jong in action with Japan’s Yukinari Sugawara REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

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HOUSTON, June 20 : Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong has shaken off an injury and will start the World Cup Group F match on Saturday against Sweden, who will feature the attacking duo of Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak.

• Memphis Depay starts on the bench for the Netherlands.

• Quinten ​Timber out with concussion.

• Gyokeres and Isak lead Sweden attack.

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• Yasin Ayari starts in midfield after scoring two goals in the opening game.

Lineups:

The Netherlands: Bart Verbruggen; Micky van de Ven, Virgil van Dijk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Denzel Dumfries; Frenkie de Jong, Ryan Gravenberch, Tijjani Reijnders; Cody Gakpo, Donyell Malen, Brian Brobbey.

Sweden: Kristoffer Nordfeldt; Isak Hien, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Victor Lindelof; Gabriel Gudmundsson, Alexander Bernhardsson; Yasin Ayari, Jesper Karlstrom, Benjamin Nygren, Viktor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak.

Source: Reuters

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